Mirren steps through a new door

By Philippa Hawker
July 19 2012 - 3:00am
'Being the part, rather than acting the part, was very important for me': Helen Mirren on her role in <i>The Door</i>.
'Being the part, rather than acting the part, was very important for me': Helen Mirren on her role in <i>The Door</i>.

''DO you know,'' says Helen Mirren, ''that this is the first time in my life I've done a movie that's a two-hander with another woman? In my whole career. It's appalling.'' She is talking about her new film, Istvan Szabo's The Door, the story of the complex, often difficult relationship between a Hungarian writer and the woman who cleans her house. The only other film that has come close, she adds, is Calendar Girls, a 2003 ensemble comedy about middle-aged women who pose nude for a calendar to raise money for leukaemia research.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Wodonga news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.