In the “Mona & Marie” comedies, Ulrike Kriener plays the do-gooder Marie. What does the actress think of her gray hair in the film?
After the successful opening film “Mona & Marie” from 2021, the second part is now on the evening television program. In “Mona & Marie – A slightly different birthday” (December 4th, 8:15 p.m., ZDF) the story of two unequal sisters continues. The widowed Düsseldorf lawyer’s wife Mona Berthold (Maren Kroymann, 74) without any significant estate continues to live with her old hippie sister Marie Decker (Ulrike Kriener, 68) in their house on the North Sea coast. Together they run the “Sonnengruß” guesthouse there. But the shared apartment and hotel operations are anything but harmonious. And when Marie secretly organizes a surprise party for Mona’s birthday, even though she hates their birthdays, further conflicts are inevitable…
As in part one, screenwriter Mathias Klaschka skillfully mixes bitterly serious life issues into the new comedy. spot on news spoke to Ulrike Kriener about this. The actress also revealed how she liked her role’s long, gray hair.
“Mona & Marie – A Birthday with a Difference” is a beautiful film set in a charismatic northern German landscape. How did you like the filming location?
Ulrike Kriener: I really enjoy filming in the north because I lived there as a young woman and graduated from drama school there. For me it feels like coming home every time.
Marie and her sister Mona (Maren Kroymann) live in a shared apartment. Would this also be an option for you?
Kriener: As a young woman, I lived in shared apartments for many years and always found it a very nice way of living together. And I think it’s good form even as you get older. In any case, there are great examples of this.
Her role in “Mona & Marie” is visually reminiscent of that in the successful film “Welcome to the Hartmanns” (2016). What do you like about it?
Kriener: What I really like about both films is that I was able to play with gray, long hair and that they are both very spirited and funny women. This intrusive positive energy and this “world improvement mania” can be played wonderfully in comedies.
How much Marie is in you privately?
Kriener: Ultimately, there is a part of me in all the roles I play. However, there are not too many personality overlaps with the character Marie.
The film also deals with serious topics such as breast cancer, dementia, living wills, hearing loss, etc. Do these topics scare you personally?
Kriener: I’m not afraid of old age itself. But I’m definitely part of “Team Caution”. I made a living will and a will. Also a little tip: Commitment beats fear. I am the patron of the Walter Schulz Foundation, which is committed to cancer research. Just a few weeks ago I was able to honor a great young doctor who has dedicated herself to the fight against cancer.
In the film you cycle, crawl under tractors, dance and generally seem very fit. What do you do for your physical fitness?
Kriener: Relatively little, I have to admit. Luckily I’m just mobile.
What can your fans look forward to next?
Kriener: I’m currently filming a comedy called “Alle nich’ ganz den” (AT). And I hope that the audience will have as much fun watching it as I did while filming.
Source: Stern
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