8. So She Learned To Speak Danish To Play Her Part In A Royal Affair
No stopping this girl, is there? Despite the fact that Vikander didn't speak Danish, then, she auditioned for the part in Danish using translated dialogue samples her friend from Denmark sent across to her via iPhone. And despite not understanding a word of what she said, the filmmakers apparently knew they had found the right person in the young actress. But she had to learn. So intent to nail the part of Caroline Mathilda was Alicia Vikander, she relocated to Copenhagen for 2 months before the start of production and did nothing but learn to speak the language whilst there. Talking about her time on set speaking Danish, she said:
"I was terrified waking up every day. It was tough. If I have two glasses of wine I do dare to speak Danish, but then you are a bit more relaxed. In fact the dialogue coach told me I should go out and drink every night as it would come more naturally."
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
