In 2009, Danish director Lone Scherfig transformed the memoir of British journalist Lynn Barber into the Oscar-nominated indie drama An Education. Now with her follow-up, the romance-fueled One Day set to hit theaters this August, Screen Daily has revealed Scherfig’s next move. And just as she stepped from indie stars to A-listers, Scherfig is upping the ante once more with a historical epic titled Music And Silence.
Based on the novel by Rose Tremain, the story is set in the court of 17th-century King Christian IVOf Denmark. Here the King Christian struggles to save his marriage to Kirsten Munk,while love blossoms between two servants on the King’s court. The book, which parallels the two romace-fueled plotlines, was heralded for its lushly developed tale of love, loss and regret that was likewise imbrued with a bawdy sensibility. Notably, these are descriptors that could easily be applied to Scherfig’s breakout Education.
Regrettably, the trailer for One Day is abominable, but let’s hope that’s more a flaw in marketing than the movie itself. Regardless, I’d like to see Scherfig’s take on a more grandiose romance. And with Martin Sherman, the screenwriter behind the whimsical historical drama Mrs. Henderson Presents, set to pen the adaptation, I’d say Music and Silence is off to a promising start.
What do you think of Scherfig’s latest project? Have you read Tremain’s book? Who would you like to see fill the leads?