The Business
Sebastian Schipper & Laia Costa: One Take Wonder 'Victoria'
The German thriller Victoria follows a bank heist in Berlin in real time. Director Sebastian Schipper shot the entire film in one long take. Schipper and actress Laia Costa tell us how you make a movie without ever saying "cut!"
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenImprobable as it seems, German director Sebastian Schipper shot his bank-heist film Victoria in one take with completely improvised dialogue. Schipper and the star of the film, Laia Costa, talk about preparing for for a long, uninterrupted shoot, including what happens when the leading lady is desperate for a bathroom break.
Photo: Laia Costa in a scene from Victoria, courtesy of Adopt Films.
