LISA AND THE ARTIST aka LISA UND DER MALER FILM (FICTION

 LISA AND THE ARTIST aka LISA UND DER MALER FILM (FICTION), 100 min, Full HDCam, Germany SHOOTING Summer 2013 CAST: Julia Domenica, Thomas Busse, Antonia Bergmann, Erwin Geisler and others SCRIPT and DIRECTOR: Thomas Busse CAMERA: Felix Peschko PRODUCER: Thomas Busse A TRAUMLEBEN FILM GbR PRODUCTION CONTACT / PRESS Traumleben Film Thomas Busse & Wilfried Venedey GbR An der Kirche 25, DE-­‐41189 Mönchengladbach, Germany Phone : +49 21 66/55 32 27 Fax.: +49 21 66/55 32 28 E-­‐Mail: [email protected] www.lisa-­‐und-­‐der-­‐maler.de LISA UND DER MALER -­‐ PRESS 1 INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS BUSSE (DIRECTOR and SCRIPT) When did you get the idea for “Lisa and the Artist”? This story was on my mind for a long time. But the exact time I can’t tell anymore. Why does it excite you to shoot this feature film despite your various fields of action? I love to tell stories and through a film you can transport the story in a very special manner. The combination of frame, language and music gives the wonderful chance to touch people deep in their heart. "Lisa and the Artist" is your first love story. Untypical for you, isn’t it? Of course, first hand “Lisa and the Artist” is a love story but at the same time very different from other love stories. It’s a story characterized by profound topics and gives time for dialogue. Mainly the question for the purpose of life runs like a common thread through the movie. And it tells of the magic of love and its healing power! For sure, a lot submitted for the role of Lisa. What was the crucial point to decide for Julia Domenica? Magic! There are a lot of good actors out there but the interplay of two actors is crucial to me. It just has to fit; it has to resonate. I simply do not know a better word but magic! LISA UND DER MALER -­‐ PRESS 2 INTERVIEW (continuation) You do not have a lot of money for this production. That was different when you did your former productions. Doesn’t this limit you to realize that? Most important, to be independent! I never ever want to experience again that a producer cut out the most important scene of a film. To stay free in my decisions and my creativity I totally rely on sponsoring and private donors. Additional, I have the luck that all the actors work for this project for small money or even nonpaid as well as the film crew. For most of them this is a matter that is near to their hearts, like for me! Of course, I can say that it’s a special challenge to work absolutely professional in such a limited financial frame but I want to make a virtue out of necessity. The Irish independent movie “Once” from John Carney in 2006 proofed that you can create a wonderful piece with only little money. This or similar productions are my example! Is there a certain film style, which you go for? I concentrate more on the magic of French films than on American ones. The big examples for me are films like “Amélie”, “The Chorus” or also the Swedish feature “As it is in heaven”. Of course, these are high expectations but you have to have goals in your life. Will you, as a musician, be participating in the making of the film music as well? Yes. I already wrote the main themes. Some of my songs will also to be heard in the movie. "Lisa and the Artist" seems to be very personally to you. Is this a wrong impression? For sure there are some parallels to my life but in the end it’s a fictional story. But I admit willingly that a lot of topics that appear in the film through the encounter of Lisa and Philipp also has been a thing to think about for me and still do. In this sense, indeed it is a very personal movie. When should the film be finished? We do not have time pressure but we plan for 2014. LISA UND DER MALER -­‐ PRESS 3