Alexander Skarsgård is seen below as he was interviewed at Sundance about his new film “Diary of A Teenage Girl.” He mentions in the video below that he has noticed a difference between the men and women’s coming-of-age tales on screen, particularly when it comes to sex. And that’s what the “True Blood” actor found refreshing about his latest “Diary of a Teenage Girl.”
Alexander walked the red carpet for the film’s premiere at the Sundance film festival, alongside co-stars Kristen Wiig and Bel Powley, plus director Marielle Heller. He said it was because of the graphic novel and Heller’s adaptation that he was turned on to the project, about a 15-year-old girl (Powley) growing up in San Francisco in the ’70s who has an affair with her mother’s boyfriend.
“There’s been tons and tons of coming-of-age stories, but I’ve never read a book or seen a film about a young girl that is so real, and not sentimental, and it’s not judgemental,” Skarsgård said, calling diary “unique.” “It’s actually a girl that’s allowed to think about sex. You see that with boys a lot in films, but when it comes to girls, they’re always portrayed as they’re waiting for that prince to come and save them.
“I thought it was real refreshing when I read the script. When i met mari, how raw it was how real it was, and visceral.”
Watch the interview with Skarsgård below. “Diary of a Teenage Girl” plays all week during Sundance.’
source: hitfix.com
