Starring Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson and Sten Ljunggren. Border. Eva Melander was as impressive as ever and the . The actress worked hard for her role in the film "Border." She increased her weight up to 40 pounds and had to spend four hours in the makeup chair daily so as to prepare herself for the character Tina. The makeup applied to Tina augments her strangeness, without ever feeling like latex. Border, which is directed by Ali Abbasi ( Shelley) and is Sweden's official foreign-language film Oscar entry, is steeped in Nordic mythology about trolls and whether they live among us. The Hypnotist (2012) Rating: 5.3. She plays a customs officer in a small town who is in fact a troll, and her prosthetics required five hours a day in make-up. . Swedish actress Called upon to design makeup for Ali Abbasi 's Border —a singularly dark and clever fantasy, which won Cannes' Un Certain Regard prize and has been selected as Sweden's entry for. . LFF 2018 Border Review. She's exceptionally good at her job, being able to literally smell out those trying to smuggle contraband. Sebbe (2010 . Q&A with actress Eva Melander and makeup artist Göran Lundström on September 30 Scandinavian mythology makes for a visceral fantastical drama on the mystery of identity in this adaptation of a story byLet the Right One In writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The officer Tina (played Eva Melander) has delivered a convincing and warm performance of an outsider who is eager for human interaction, love, and affection, an outsider who cries inside from the . To balance the tone, he keeps his film thrive on its beauty. Her nose twitches and she scents the air. Tina ( Eva Melander) is a border guard who has the ability to smell human emotions and catch smugglers. Starring: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Sten Ljunggren, Ann Petrén. Working as a customs officer at a Swedish port, Tine (Eva Melander) has the curious gift of being able to smell emotions. He mulls it over and presents a jaw-dropping treatise on humanity.and, plays with the whole concept that beauty is [indeed] in the eye of the beholder and real beauty is within! After a day at work in an institutional cement block, Tina returns to her home deep in the woods. Starring Eva Melander. Tina meets. She uses her superpower to. After seeing Melander in Border, meeting her in person is immediately disorienting. Tine (Eva Melander) is a customs officer on the Swedish border. . Eva Melander who plays the lead role in the Cannes-winning film Border, shown in Swedish cinemas now. Working beneath layers of prosthetics, makeup and an additional forty pounds, Eva Melander creates such a compelling, compassionate character, we find ourselves forgetting all about her unconventional looks. Ali Abbasi's aptly named Border centers on Tina (Eva Melander), a customs agent at a ferry dock in Sweden. as I was lucky enough to do at an early screening following which director Ali Abbasi and star Eva Melander spoke about its . 69 Watched: 2. And . Called upon to design makeup for Ali Abbasi's Border —a singularly dark and clever fantasy, which won Cannes' Un Certain Regard prize and has been selected as Sweden's entry for Best Foreign. But when she meets Vore . She elicits great . they sent Melander in her make-up out into the world pre-shooting to see what kind of reactions she got. Melander is . Border ( Swedish: Gräns) is a 2018 Swedish fantasy film directed by Ali Abbasi with a screenplay by Abbasi, Isabella Eklöf and John Ajvide Lindqvist based on the short story of the same name by Ajvide Lindqvist from his anthology Let the Old Dreams Die. 45 Watched: 3. Border is tender in its observances of these two characters, particularly Tina — a remarkable transformation for Melander, who is unrecognizable in the role thanks to makeup. The moviegoer was able to jettison that wrong label when they got busy in the woods, doin' what comes naturally. Country: Sweden . Eva Melander in a scene from the movie "Border." (Still 21/Meta Film/Spark Film & TV/ Kornfilm) Goldammer: I wonder if he really spent time in the mirror working out different expressions. Tina, who quietly observes customers as they come ashore, has the uncanny ability to detect contraband using her sense of smell. Rating: 6.7. Under a heavy amount of prosthetic makeup, Eva Melander underwent a remarkable transformation to star as Tina. Border. Best Sound Design, and Best Make-up . An article by Martin Ohlsson, editor Swedish Film Database . Refugees from another world … Eero Milonoff and Eva Melander in Border. Director: Ali Abbasi. Eva Melander on the set of Border. Tina (Eva Melander) is a border guard who has the ability to smell human emotions and catch smugglers. Border. 16 cert, limited release, 110 min. and then 10 hours of filming plus one hour to get the makeup off - it was an enormous challenge. When she comes across a mysterious man ( Eero Milonoff) with a smell that confounds her detection, See full article at DailyDead » Permalink Report this 'Border' wins top prize at Sweden's Guldbagge Awards 29 January 2019 by Orlando Parfitt Interview with Eva Melander from Border. 69 Watched: 2. Just as they hoped, people did the kind of double-takes they do when someone with a . . Eva Melander - Eva Melander (born 25 December 1974) is a Swedish actress. Eva Melander was born on December 25, 1974 in Gävle, Sweden. for Best Makeup & Hairstyling (Oscars) manyfs • 3 years ago. February 23, 2019 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - Goran Lundstrom and Pamela Goldammer of the Oscar nominated film Border and Eva Melander during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar Week: Makeup and Hairstyling event at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. SYNOPSIS: A border guard with an unusual ability to smell when people are guilty is . . By Lexi Stewart. When she comes across a mysterious man (Eero Milonoff) with a smell that confounds her detection, she uncovers a mystery…a dark secret about mankind and her own past. The title nods at the profession of Tina (Eva Melander), a Border Patrol agent at a nearby harbor, which is as gritty as a harbor is, a collection of small details which communicate the quiet . Cast: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson Plot: A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence. Eva Melander plays her with depth and nuance, even beneath a dense layer of convincing prosthetics and makeup. Border. But . In 1981, The Academy Awards added a new category of 'Best Makeup' to their repertoire after backlash occurred over The Elephant Man receiving no recognition despite Christopher Tucker's remarkable job transforming John Hurt into the title character—a man with a hideously deformed face due to a rare disease.Rick Baker was the first winner of the award for An . Sebbe (2010 . She is no ordinary guard, either—Tina seems to have an extra sense when it comes to literally sniffing out malefactors. Tina (Eva Melander), the heroine of Ali Abbasi's new film, guards one such border—she is a customs officer at the port of Kapellskär, giving or barring access to the Swedish capital Stockholm. . Review. Photograph: Meta Spark/Kärnfilm. Border official trailer. (White Wall, The Rain, Rebecka Martinsson, Greyzone and the upcoming Black Crab). Vore is a troll. Melander, compellingly emoting through heavy make-up, makes poignant Tina's background as a non . . It was announced that a little film called Border would be slugging it out in the makeup and hairstyling category against Mary Queen of Scots and Vice. Eva Melander who plays the lead role in the Cannes-winning film Border, shown in Swedish cinemas now. Eva Melander See profile More details Producers Nina Bisgaard, Piodor Gustafsson, Petra Jönsson Studio NEON Rating R (Restricted) Purchase rights Stream instantlyDetails Format Prime Video (streaming online video) Devices Available to watch on supported devices Other formats DVD from $11.29 Blu-ray from $16.60 Reviews 4.1 out of 5 stars Make-Up Designer: Daniela Krestelica Music Supervisor: Anoo Bhagavan . In the Swedish adult fantasy film Border, Eva Melander plays a border agent named Tina with a strange "disfiguration" that allows . Also amongst the top cast is Eva Melander (Border, Jordskott, Beck, Rebecka Martinsson, The Unlikely Murderer) who is also award-winning. . Top titles Latest Filmography 2018 2017 2015 2011 1997 Connections Ida Engvoll Sascha Zacharias Gunilla Röör Ardalan Esmaili Ville Virtanen Lars Lind Samuel Fröler Ali Abbasi Isabella Eklöf Genres When the Oscar nominations were unveiled last month, there was an unfamiliar title in among the big-hitters. The makeup work, by a large crew, alters the appearance of Melander and Milonoff . Read Reel 2 Reel Talk's review here: . Summary: Tina (Eva Melander) is a border guard who has the ability to smell human emotions and catch smugglers. Tina is played by Eva Melander, an actress who is pretty much unrecognizable to non-Swedish audiences. Tina, is an actress wearing prosthetic makeup in order to convey a human-passing troll in public. The filmmakers have done incredible job with prosthetic and makeup, giving Melander and Milonoff a realistically uncanny look that still feels believable . . She is an actress, known for Border (2018), Flocken (2015) and Inland (2020). Eva Melander - Eva Melander (born 25 December 1974) is a Swedish actress. Swedish security guard Tina (Eva Melander) thinks she is the only one of her kind, a woman afflicted with what she believes is a "chromosome deformity". It was a very particular mask, as well. Dir: Ali Abbasi; Starring: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Sten Ljunggren. Working beneath layers of prosthetics, makeup and an additional forty pounds, Eva Melander creates such a compelling, compassionate character, we find ourselves forgetting all about her unconventional looks. . Tina has always had a vivid, almost ecstatic sense of her apartness from other human . Interview with Eva Melander from Border. the make-up alone is incredible to see, you'd think it's so real . . Movies TV Shows Music Books Games DVDs/Blu-Ray People Art & Design Places Web TV & Podcasts Toys & Collectibles Comic Book Series Beauty Animals View more categories . In " Border ," Swedish actress Eva Melander buries herself in the role of Tina, an ostracized woman who feels out of place in society because of her otherworldly appearance. (I thought that sex scene was amazing.) Her unusually acute sense of smell allows her to detect any guilt or shame on the passengers as they pass her checkpoint. When she comes across a mysterious man with a smell that confounds her detection, she is forced to confront hugely disturbing insights about herself and humankind. When she comes across a mysterious man with a smell that confounds her detection, she is forced to confront hugely disturbing insights about herself and humankind &# . Guldbagge Award (2019) Best Sound ~ Christian Holm; Best Film; Best Actress ~ Eva Melander; Best Make-Up ~ Göran Lundström, Pamela Goldammer & Erica Spetzig; Best Visual Effects ~ Peter Hjorth Los . Nom. Recruited by detectives to assist in the child-porn investigation, Tina explains that she can "smell people's feelings." The truth of her nature is the film's central mystery, and our interest is driven by curiosity; perhaps . Eva Melander was born on December 25, 1974 in Gävle, Sweden. BORDER/GRÄNS ★★★★★. NA. The trans/intersex identity was a mis-labeling, done by a human who was ignorant. Buy it now - Border Ali Abbasi Mubi Brand New Sealed DVD Add to Watch list. Border (2018) Film Review from the 62nd Annual London Film Festival, a movie directed by Ali Abassi, starring Eva Melander, Eera Milonoff, Sten Ljunggren, Jorgen Thorsson . 1974 in Gävle, Sweden starring Eva Melander underwent a remarkable transformation star. 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