Christian Friedel shares his reaction on the Oscars red carpet to the ending of 'The Zone of Interest' when he first saw it on the big screen. Plus, he dishes on the research he did to prepare for his role.
00:03What was your reaction when you saw the ending of the film on screen for the first time?
00:07I was really surprised because Jonathan decided to make a different cut than it was written in the script.
00:16And I was really surprised.
00:17And I was overwhelmed.
00:20I was touched.
00:22I was, yeah.
00:23And I had the feeling, oh my God, his vision works.
00:26And that was really, yeah, really emotional.
00:31You play a real person in this film.
00:33What sort of research did you do into his life before taking on the role?
00:37We didn't want to make a biopic.
00:39And it was not so necessary for me to read all the biographical stuff.
00:43But we had a lot of conversations.
00:46And I read some things about him.
00:48I listened to his voice on YouTube from the Nuremberg trial.
00:52And that was really interesting because you hear a voice of a, not from a perpetrator, you hear a voice from a prisoner.
00:59But maybe his real voice inside of him.
01:02And that was really interesting, inspiring for me what could be inside of him.
01:10And to work on this, yeah, body language.
01:13And so, but for me, the most important thing for preparation were the conversations we had together with Jonathan Glaser and my lovely colleague, Sandra Hiller.
01:22Here we are at the Oscars.
01:24What has been the highlight of your award season journey with The Zone of Interest?
01:28I think the Oscars because this is the, yeah, this is the award.
01:33Every kid in the world knows the Oscars.
01:36And it's the most important award in the world for filmmakers.
01:43And to be here, I'm so lucky because I'm here for the second time.
01:47I was here 14 years ago with the White Ribbon from Michael Haneke.
01:50We didn't win, but I hope tonight it will be different.
01:54But to be nominated is a win.
01:57And to celebrate this finale with cast and crew tonight, this is really exciting.
02:04The sound is such an important part in this movie.
02:06What would it mean to see the sound team honored here at the Oscars tonight with a trophy?
02:10I like the sound team.
02:12They are really funny, great persons, characters.
02:15And they are really, really good in their work.
02:20And I hope, for me, it's so, we had a lot of Q&As in the last months together with the departments.
02:29And it's unusual because sometimes the actors, it's all about the actors.
02:33But here, this movie is, it's a work from all departments.
02:38The sound is, let me say that maybe the secret lead actor in the movie,
02:44because this is so important, what you hear and not what you see, what you feel.
02:50And, yeah, they are here, they celebrate themselves.
02:53And I hope they get an Oscar tonight.
02:57I hope so.
02:58But it's a tough competition.
03:01And, yeah, it's a great year for films.
03:05And, yeah, but it's great to see the guys here and all the other amazing crew members.
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