'Murderer's House' - University of Victoria
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was a wonderful image, like the May beetle. There were things that happened like that<br />
while we were shooting.<br />
R.R.: So it was serendipitous, it was lucky, that you had these beautiful images.<br />
H.S.-B.: Yes.<br />
R.R.: Okay. Next question. Lene is raped by American soldiers in the film. She reacts<br />
by telling her daughter, “Das ist das Recht des Siegers, kleines Mädchen. Man nimmt die<br />
Sachen und die Frauen” [(“That‟s the right <strong>of</strong> the victor, little girl. One takes possessions<br />
and women“) (Sanders-Brahms, Film-Erzählung 96)]. Some critics were shocked by<br />
Lene‟s calm and stoic reaction. Why did you choose to have Lene respond in this way?<br />
Did you use the response as a Brechtian Verfremdungseffekt [alienation effect]?<br />
H.S.-B.: No. I think when you are alone and with a child and there are two soldiers with<br />
weapons who are victorious, you can do nothing against them. You will have a sense in<br />
your mind not to fight against them, because they can shoot your child. I mean, it‟s<br />
rather senseless <strong>of</strong> the critics to think that a woman in that situation should behave by<br />
fighting…no.<br />
R.R.: And the way that she explains the rape to Anna?<br />
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