Interview: Christian Friedel (The Zone of Interest)

Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Tv & Film

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The German actor was told by director Jonathan Glazer he'd be starring in "Big Brother in a Nazi house" — and even that didn't scare him off. Friedel talks to David Canfield about the challenge of turning an Auschwitz commandant into a normal person, bonding with co-star Sandra Hüller over their shared challenge, and how his second career as a musician helps make remarkable performances like this one possible.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, the award season podcast from Vanity Fair.
0:05.0	I am delighted and proud to introduce him as Academy Award winner.
0:10.0	And the Oscar goes to.
0:12.0	And the Oscar goes to the winner.
0:16.0	It's a tie.
0:19.0	And any little girl who's practicing their speech on the telly, you never know.
0:25.0	Mom, I just want an Oscar.
0:36.0	I am Katie Rich.
0:37.0	I'm here for today's interview episode with David Canfield.
0:40.0	Hello.
0:41.0	David, you got the chance to talk to Kristian Freedell.
0:44.0	I think my high school German has gotten me close to pronouncing his name correctly.
0:50.0	And he is the star of the zone of interest, the Jonathan Glazer film from A24
0:54.0	that premiered at Cannes Film Festival.
0:56.0	I got to see it in Toronto.
0:57.0	It's also playing the New York Film Festival.
0:59.0	I think lots of people are getting the chance to see it at Film Festival right now.
1:02.0	And for me, I think it was a real introduction to Kristian Freedell, who has been acting for a long time,
1:07.0	but really takes the center of this film in a completely captivating way.
1:11.0	I'm imagining you felt the same way about his performance.
1:14.0	Very much so.
1:15.0	A tension just given her over all years been on Sandra Hooler, but I think Freedell gives a really powerful
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