{"id":1212,"date":"2013-04-30T23:36:33","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T21:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/?page_id=1212"},"modified":"2022-03-13T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T14:25:28","slug":"brave-of-them-to-dare-to-choose-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/press-clips\/interviews-2011\/brave-of-them-to-dare-to-choose-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave of them to dare to choose me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFOCUSES ON THE FAMILY<\/strong> Helen Sj\u00f6holm is expecting twins together with<\/em>
\nhusband David Granditsky. “It\u00b4s really crazy, a bonus. Family life takes total focus<\/em>
\nright now,” she says.<\/em><\/p>\n

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By: CHRISTOFFER NILSSON
\nPhoto: STEFAN JERREV\u00c5NG<\/p>\n

Helen Sj\u00f6holm is praised for “Simon and the Oaks” – but she doesn`t feel at home in the movie world. She made success in “As it is in Heaven.” Now she\u2019s praised for her performance in “Simon and the Oaks.” But Helen Sj\u00f6holm doesn\u00b4t take any movie roles for granted.  – I\u2019ve never felt that I\u2019ve belonged in the movie industry, the singer, who is expecting twins shortly, says.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since “Kristina from Duvem\u00e5la” premiered in 1995, Helen Sj\u00f6holm, 41, has been one of Sweden’s most beloved musical artists. Now she is hailed by critics for her role in “Simon and the Oaks,” currently at cinemas, based on Marianne Fredriksson’s novel. In the movie she plays Simon’s mother Karin, who loves her son boundlessly and does anything to protect him.<\/p>\n

The book is incredibly loved. Was it scary to manage such a legacy?  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– God yes, it was damned scary. But that feeling quickly passes. Suddenly something appears that is our version of the model.<\/p>\n

What do you think about the book?  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– I really like the book a lot. It\u00b4s absolutely fantastic.<\/p>\n

She often plays plagued<\/strong>
\nIt\u00b4s seven years since you played in “As it is in Heaven.” Have you turned down many movie roles?  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– I haven\u00b4t received that many offers. I\u2019ve never felt that I\u2019ve belonged in the movie industry. This was very surprising for me because the role and the movie have no musical basis, which “As it is in Heaven” had.<\/p>\n

Surprising in what way?  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– There was a reason for me somehow to be in “As it is in Heaven”, to sing that song and to be that girl. Here there was no reason. Here there was a brave director who dared to try.<\/p>\n

How did you do to convey the pain that Karin carries?  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– I don\u00b4t know. Empathy and acting. It\u00b4s a sad story on many levels, driven by Simon’s search for himself. In Karin’s case it\u00b4s a lot of fear. I think she has seen herself as the good woman, who has protected Simon at all times.<\/p>\n

In “As it is in Heaven”, you also play a tortured woman.  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– I don\u00b4t know why I\u2019ve got those roles. I have a happy background and can\u2019t say that I\u2019ve experienced things to have me to play tragic roles.<\/p>\n

From where do you get the pain, if not from yourself?  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– But you can get it anyway. You have experiences and people close to you, and in the small life you can experience insecurity, grief in different ways and identify with it. So the experience is there, but I’ve never felt unsafe, never been beaten.<\/p>\n

“I was loud”<\/strong>
\nYou are beloved by the people. Loved. How do you handle that?  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– I haven\u00b4t experienced it like that at all. There isn\u00b4t very much written about me and I still feel anonymous. I think I’m fairly pale as a person compared to what I can perform on stage.<\/p>\n

In the movie Simon says you\u2019re not allowed to sing. Does your son Ruben allow you to sing at home?  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– No, he is the one who sings all the time. He sings, I may not do it.<\/p>\n

Like in the movie.  <\/strong><\/em>
\n– No, it’s more that he is very noisy. Now I understand what it\u00b4s like to live with loud people. I was the same.<\/p>\n

When did you learn that you were expecting twins?<\/strong> <\/em>
\n– It was quite early. It\u00b4s really crazy, a bonus. Family life takes total focus right now. Although I\u2019ve had a lot of work since I got Ruben it will be totally different thing this time.<\/p>\n

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HELEN SJ\u00d6HOLM <\/strong>
\nName:<\/strong> Marie Helen Sj\u00f6holm Granditsky.
\nAge:<\/strong> 41 years.
\nProfession:<\/strong> Singer, musical artist and actor.
\nFamily:<\/strong> Husband David Granditsky, 45, son Ruben, 4, and twins on the way.
\nLives in:<\/strong> Stockholm.
\nPrevious films:<\/strong> “Where the Rainbow Ends” (1999) and “As it is in Heaven” (2004).
\nMusicals in selection:<\/strong> “Kristina from Duvemala”, “Chess,” “My Fair Lady” and “Aniara”.
\nCurrent:<\/strong> As one of the main protagonists in the movie “Simon and the Oaks.”<\/p>\n

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