Collection 1 - Nude – Pure – Us!

KALTBLUT
“Men to Kiss” is an upcoming - Award winning -
German comedy sensation. In the centre of it is
a gay couple that couldn’t be any more different
from one another. Tobias is a crazy bugger and
Ernst is a pencil pusher. We get to experience
the two happy together, but also Ernst having his
doubts on whether his partner is taking the relationship
as serious as he is. There is an opportunity
too good to miss for Uta, an old school friend
of Ernst. She just arrived from the USA for a visit
to Berlin and starts hatching a plan to get the two
guys to split up and that’s when things turn more
and more obscure. We had a little chat with Frank
and Udo. The two main actors and also producers
of this fresh German comedy movie.
KALTBLUT: You guys play both of the male
leads, Ernie and Tobi. How much of your own
personality is in each of these characters?
Frank: I have to say I love Ernst, he is Wonderfully
Naive and gullible, completely the opposite
to me. (Udo laughs). What I do share with him is
his thoughtfulness and his emotionally.
Udo: Uhhh, quite a lot! But I think that’s normal,
the more you get into a part the more you wonder
how much of it comes out of yourself, just
as if it was waiting to burst out of you and show
itself off. I especially enjoyed countering that
pretty gay moustache scene with a very loud
camp Tobi. (Laughs loudly)
KALTBLUT: The female leads are cast with
Sacia and Alexandra. How did that choice
come about?
Frank: I´ve studied camera acting with Alexandra
for about 6 months. Her style fascinated
me from the start and she’s very Un-German,
emotional, temperamental and still very sensitive.
What she brings to the character is very
opaque twist.
Udo: For me this was the second time I did a
feature with Sacia. We became friends and her
positive vibe always get me every time.This is
what makes it very easy to work with her, especially
since she is also my best friend in the film.
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KALTBLUT: Why did you decide to base the
story of the film in Berlin? Isn’t Berlin a little
boring by now ?
Frank: Boring? Are you kidding? (Both Laughing)
Berlin is an exceptional city, for its residents,
tourist and even for Berlin haters. No one is interested
if there is a camera popping up here or
there.
KALTBLUT: You both are not just the main
actors you are also the executive producers.
In 2011 you founded your production
company “EnteKross” (CrispyDuck).
Wasn’t this a double burden and how did
you cope with it ?
Udo: Well we plunged ourself into the deep waters,
which was quite refreshing at the start
but then more and more you paddle against the
stream trying not to drown.
But we were unbelievably lucky! Most of the
team was already like family so they helped us
where every they could. A special thank you
certainly belongs to Till, our cameraman.
It certainly helps swimming this marathon as
two, we give each other strength if one is having
a weak moment. We did learn a lot in that
time.