phosphoruseri Baumeister is connected via a video call from Bayerischer Hof, where she is watching the horror film “Blood Red Sky” she is shooting Netflix Directed by Peter Soworth. Baumeister sits in a heavy armchair, in front of a bright paneled wall. She has short elf hair and smiles happily. In the film, she plays Nadja, a vampire, for humanitarian reasons, she tries to curb her desire for blood. She and her son took a transatlantic flight to the United States to see a doctor. He should let you quit drug addiction. Then the plane was hijacked. In order to save her child, she must release the monster inside.
Ms. Baumeister, when was the last time you took a plane?
The last time it was transatlantic (laughs). No, I don’t remember, it must have been two years. But I am not a frequent traveler either. I try to live a green life without a car.But bicycles and Banka.
What is it like to play a woman on the interface of a monster and a mother?
Dense. This kind of conflict is the core of the characters. On the one hand, it produces great power, but it also produces a bottomless abyss, and it is a self-disciplined, all-encompassing, and ancient love. Mother’s infinite love for her child. So in the end I rely on my intuition, especially when they almost become animals. This also helps me to be the mother of a three-year-old daughter. When she was born, I experienced a primitive fear for the first time. I have never felt this form of fear before.
How does this primitive fear feel?
This is a vague feeling. For me, it is in the solar plexus. The fear that something might happen to my child is almost unimaginable. Just like Naja in the movie, I will do anything for my daughter to protect her life. I don’t have to think about paying my second for it. This is a very original and great feeling. I tried to connect to this. I think this is the core of this role. In addition, I also established a history that records the whole thing. Even if we are not told, I still need to make Nadja more tangible.
What is this history like?
My role is isolated, because as a vampire, she is not allowed to go out during the day. I imagine that before she got on the plane, she hadn’t seen the light in nine years. She tried to arrange everything at home in order to be a good mother for her son in her possibilities. Strangely, this is very close to the existence we had to live in during the pandemic. What really moved me was that she asked her son to persuade her to take a plane to the United States for medical treatment. I hope I can finally send my son to school and lead a normal life. She cannot fulfill her natural role because her son must take care of her, not the other way around. Her desire to eventually become a “normal” mother was so great that she overcame her fear of herself. I set off with this backpack.
Their movements became almost animalistic towards the end of the film. Did you learn from animals?
