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2012, Portraits , 1st prize singles , Laerke Posselt
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Danish and Iranian Culture

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Actress Mellica Mehraban, who was born in Iran but grew up in Denmark, played a lead role in the Iranian spy thriller ‘Fox Hunting’.

Danish and Iranian Culture

04 May 2011

Mellica Mehraban, eine im Iran geborene Schauspielerin, wuchs in Dänemark auf. Sie spielte eine Hauptrolle im iranischen Agententhriller „Fox Hunting“, der im Mai beim Iranischen Filmfestival in Kopenhagen zum ersten Mal in Dänemark gezeigt wurde. Die Rolle stellte sie vor viele Herausforderungen. Sie musste ihre Farsi-Kenntnisse auffrischen und lernen, Liebe auf die Leinwand zu bringen, ohne mit dem betreffenden Mann zu reden oder ihn zu berühren. Auch musste Mehraban sich damit abfinden, in einem Film, der als antiwestlich gelten könnte, die Ganovin zu spielen.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Actress Mellica Mehraban, who was born in Iran but grew up in Denmark, played a lead role in the Iranian spy thriller ‘Fox Hunting’, which had its first Danish screening at an Iranian film festival in Copenhagen in May. The role presented her with some challenges, as she had to brush up on her Farsi, and learn how to portray love on screen without telling or touching the man in question. Mehraban also had to reconcile herself to playing the villain in what could be seen as an anti-Western film.

La actriz Mellica Mehraban, nacida en Irán aunque criada en Dinamarca, representó un papel principal en la película de suspense «Fox Hunting», que se proyectó por primera vez en Dinamarca en un festival de cine iraní en Copenhague. El papel le supuso algunos retos personales, ya que debía refrescar su farsi y mostrar su amor a un hombre en pantalla, sin hablarle ni tocarlo. Mehraban también tuvo que resignarseal representar un papel de villano en lo que básicamente constituía una película antioccidental.

L’actrice Mellica Mehraban, qui est née en Iran mais a grandi au Danemark, a joué dans le film d’espionnage iranien Fox Hunting, dont la première danoise a eu lieu lors d’un festival du cinéma iranien à Copenhague en mai. Le rôle lui a posé plusieurs problèmes : elle a dû réapprendre le persan et jouer une émotion amoureuse sans toucher l’homme en question. Mehraban a aussi dû se résigner à jouer un rôle de méchante dans ce qu’on pourrait considérer comme un film anti-occidental.

L’attrice Mellica Mehraban, nata in Iran ma cresciuta in Danimarca, è una dei protagonisti del thriller di spionaggio iraniano Fox Hunting, presentato in prima danese durante un festival cinematografico iraniano svoltosi a maggio a Copenaghen. La parte ha implicato una serie di sfide: dal riprendere la lingua farsi, al capire come portare sullo schermo l’amore senza mai parlarne o toccare il suo partner. La Mehraban ha dovuto anche accettare di interpretare la cattiva in quello che potrebbe essere considerato un film antioccidentale.

Actrice Mellica Mehraban is geboren in Iran en opgegroeid in Denemarken. Ze speelt een hoofdrol in de Iraanse spionagethriller ‘Fox Hunting’, die in mei zijn Deense première beleefde tijdens een Iraans filmfestival in Kopenhagen. De rol was voor haar een uitdaging, omdat ze haar Farsi moest ophalen en tegelijk moest leren hoe ze op het scherm liefde kon uitbeelden zonder dat ze dat tegen de betreffende man kon zeggen of hem mocht aanraken. Ook moest Mehraban zich erin schikken dat ze de slechterik speelde in een antiwesters georiënteerde film.

Актриса Меллика Мехрабан, родившаяся в Иране и выросшая в Дании, сыграла главную роль в иранском шпионском боевике «Охота на лис», который был впервые показан в Дании на кинофестивале в Копенгагене в мае. Эта роль представ- ляла для актрисы определенные трудности, так как она должна была освежить свой фарси и научиться выражать любовь на экране, не говоря о ней и не прикасаясь к любимому человеку. Мехрабан также должна была согласиться играть роль отрицательной героини в фильме, который можно считать антизападным.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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Shutter speed: 1/60
ISO: 200
F-Stop: f/4.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Laerke Posselt

Laerke Posselt
Nationality:
Denmark
Website:
www.posseltphotography.com
About:
Laerke Posselt was born in Denmark in 1984. She grew up on the west coast, and started photographing the natural world around her. After high school, she spent a year doing portraiture and experimenting in the dark room, then moved to Copenhagen, where she was admitted to Fatamorgana, the Danish School of Art and Documentary Photography. After Fatamorgana, Posselt studied film and media at the University of Copenhagen, and at the age of 22, she started working as a freelance photographer, doing commercial jobs mainly for Danish magazines and record companies.
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