'Murderer's House' - University of Victoria

eplaces murder by creating understanding. And it‟s a process you can compare to a
mother teaching her child how to speak. It‟s creating out of something that is in the
darkness, bringing it to understanding, to civilized, cultural behaviour. That is to say, to
understand other people, to approach them, to love them, to help them.
R.R.: So could you say that for example, in the fairy tale, through storytelling, the
miller‟s daughter brings the murderers to justice. Could you say that through telling your
mother‟s story…you don‟t bring the murderers to justice, but you show another side of
German history and ensure that the lessons of this history will not be lost for future
generations? Do you agree?
H.S.-B.: Maybe. It depends on how long the film will survive. Normally film is not a
very long-lasting material. But, actually, in France, the film has been re-released on
December 10 th . And it had the nice support from the press.
R.R.: I only have a few more questions. Did you intend Lene‟s Gesichtslähmung, her
facial paralysis, to represent the paralysis of her spirit?
H.S.-B.: Yes, in a way it was. But what happens to our body is always a reflection of
what happens to our soul.
R.R.: And also, Lene‟s face is divided. She wears this Tuch, this cloth over her face…
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