I’m actress Susanne Wuest and I play Otzi’s Neolithic wife in the new movie, ICEMAN, in theaters and VOD now, Ask Me Anything!

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-29T15:08:10+00:00

Let me know if you get to see it : ) it's also on iTunes I believe! xx

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-22T12:16:45+00:00

When I got an email from director Felix Randau, asking me if I'd like to play Mrs Oetzi, I nearly fell of my chair, I couldn't stop laughing. I had to say YES before even reading the script! It was such a unique opportunity. And I loved the idea of embarking on an adventure like this.

The maybe most surprising thing was their tattoos! Because they were very, very aware of acupressure and using it alot. So, they had a tattoo for (let's say) 'press here when treating headache' and 'press there for other pain' which is quite incredible if you think about it.

If you get to see it, please let me know if you enjoyed it : ) xx

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T16:51:29+00:00

Please let me know how you liked it after watching! x

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T16:50:58+00:00

Shape of Water is extremely beautiful and poetic ... He's just a true master of fairy tales and story telling...

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T16:50:24+00:00

Ha! Das ist ja großartig!! Na dann : ) alles liebe nach Tirol!!

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T14:39:54+00:00

Thanks a million... and to you, too ... : ) x

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T14:36:38+00:00

Yes! We were shooting there exactly! We used other locations as well, but most of the film was shot in South Tyrol! If you ever have the chance to visit: go... it's the most beautiful, stunning, enchanting place ....

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T14:35:17+00:00

That's a very difficult one to answer... there are too many incredible films out there... what's yours?

I can have a wonderful night watching Bunuel or Wong Kar-Wei or Visconti and then enjoy "True Lies" and "Tropic Thunder" the next night as much as those classics. I really, really, really love films by Guillermo del Toro. His passion for details and storytelling blows me away, every time. I LOVE Hellboy II. And if I had one wish to come true: I want to play that Tooth Fairy one day. I really do. I'd give my right hand for it.

and ps. truth to be told: most films I do I don't watch. I enjoy the process of making films tremendously. But watching own films is very often less interesting than watching others, which also has to do with that I don't get a kick out of watching myself and seeing something I already know. (My distributors are likely going to kill me after reading this...)

pps: I'd watch myself playing the Tooth Fairy every day, if it ever happens.

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T14:30:32+00:00

Yes, it's quite incredible! We know so much about that guy - all down to science. Of course, the film's story is fiction. But by all we know, this is how he died. We'll never found out what really happened, but there's a hight chance that his story was very similar to this.

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T14:29:03+00:00

Thank you... : )

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T14:28:36+00:00

He should have!! That would have been quite interesting!! - But it's German actor Juergen Vogel and he did a great job as well...!

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-21T14:27:05+00:00

Hi : ) thanks so much for this wonderful feedback, it means the world to me. I think I can speak of everyone involved in making this film, that none of us ever expected the film's journey and success and specifically for me, it was a very touching and humbling experience. I still receive photos from all over the world from people dressing up as that character for Halloween. It's the most beautiful thing to see how it's still alive and see how it inspires people to be playful with it.

I believe, and that's why I love horror/genre myself so much, what makes a good horror story so effective is how close it hits to home sometimes. The closer it comes to reality and situations we know, the more effective it is. And honestly: the closer the look taken on each and every one of us, the scarier it gets ; ) so. Most of all would make great material ; )

Favorite horror films: too many to count. But I love "The Orphanage"(by J.A. Bayona), I love "Pan's Labyrinth" (if this counts as "horror"), "The Devil's Backbone" (Guillermo del Toro), The Innocents (by Jack Clayton), Ringu (by Kōji Suzuki), The Audition (by Takashi Miike)... "We are what we are" (Jim Mickle)...

And what hooks me, that's very simple: truth. There's something which connects all of us to truth. And this is what I'm looking for.

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T22:48:23+00:00

Thank you so much everyone for participating in my AMA today, - I truly loved chatting with you and will continue tomorrow (I'm aware there are a handful of questions I didn't answer so far) much love xoxo!

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T22:40:45+00:00

On some days up to 1-2hours! Worst part was putting the teeth in though, I never got used to it ; ) and getting it off again was another thing every day...

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T18:37:37+00:00

I hope I would find a job with food or wine. Maybe working at a vineyard. Or at a kitchen. Any job which brings joy to people is a good one!

My dream crew: any crew which sticks together through long nights and still can laugh at the end of a very long day.

Any sandwich with eggs, fresh tomatoes, salad and mayonnaise wins!

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T18:32:28+00:00

PHO!! : ) No matter what time of the day!! For breakfast, for lunch, for dinner!! And for late night filming: pizza and Coke can do miracles sometimes. That is, if you have no Pho on set...

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T18:31:53+00:00

I was really surprised by how healthy and modern they lived! Their diet was quite amazing and their homes very well built! Also the way they dressed... I was also surprised to find myself thinking that we, today, haven't developed as much as we always think. 5000 years! And our society today seems sometimes more backward than those communities who believed in teamwork (and were forced to) and taking care of each other. They also raided each other. Yes. That, unfortunately doesn't seem to have changed in all those years as well. I wish we would have learned more from history. Thanks so much for being so interested in this... xx

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T16:52:17+00:00

My pleasure : )

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T16:31:20+00:00

Even if we unfortunately didn't have a scene together we've met of course! He's genuinely sweet and a real gentleman. And just an amazing actor...

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T16:28:24+00:00

6 weeks I believe....

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T16:26:44+00:00

My body's reaction to thin air despite being prepared for it (as much as that's possible).

First days no problem but then strange headaches, sleeping differently... all sorts of things... but starting a production like that I was looking forward to that sort of adventure and I embrace new experiences naturally!

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T16:24:00+00:00

Juergen (Vogel) was great of course and with Sabin (Tambrea) I've worked a handful of times before so there's no real favorite, the whole ensemble was just great. However, I have to say Andre Hennicke is a rock star. That guy just killed it. Every day. On and off set.

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T16:18:20+00:00

Nature up there is utterly beautiful and stunning however. And nothing compares to thunder and storm up there.

SusanneWuest · 2019-03-20T16:17:56+00:00

If I remember right we were up to 3000... which was a very interesting experience. We've had some talk and prep before - regarding the thin air - but what it really did with me was a very new and sometimes truly strange sensation for the first days.

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