'The idea of feminine/masculine is a complex thing, more and more so these days.'
The Big Picture One of the great things about making western movies in the 21st century is that we get to revisit and take a more critical look at a genre that practically defined cinema for many years. We’ve all seen what acclaimed movies like The Power of the Dog can do, but Viggo Mortensen has more to say with his new movie The Dead Don’t Hurt, as he told Collider's Steve Weintraub in an interview.
The writer and director sat down with Weintraub to talk about the follow-up to his 2020 directing debut Falling and revealed that one of the aspects that he wanted to remain blurry in the story was when it came to gender norms.
“[S]ometimes people like to put things in a category, ‘Okay, it's a feminist Western.’ I never said that, but the idea of feminine/masculine is a complex thing, more and more so these days. People talk about it more openly, but, you know, sometimes a man can be very feminine and a woman can be more masculine in their approach to a certain problem or a discussion, and you see that in our characters. They fluctuate.
Krieps is the Heart of 'The Dead Don't Hurt' In the story, Krieps’ character Vivienne defies the norms of her era by striking up a wildly different and non-dependent relationship with Danish carpenter Holger Olsen . The actor’s performance has been widely acclaimed by critics that watched the movie in early screenings at film festivals – including Collider’s Chase Hutchinson, who called her performance “outstanding” and the “central force” of the entire movie.
Aside from directing and starring, Mortensen also wrote the script of The Dead Don’t Hurt. The cast also features Solly McLeod , Garret Dillahunt , Danny Huston , W. Earl Brown and Shane Graham . The movie is yet to get a wide release date. However, it’s likely that we’ll be able to watch it later this year if the studio wants to make Krieps’ performance eligible for the awards season.
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