Kilkenny to play starring role in major upcoming international film
Parliament Street in Kilkenny City was transported back in time as filming got underway for acclaimed French director Mia Hansen-Løve’s latest feature film, ‘If Love Should Die’
A section of Parliament Street in Kilkenny City was given a very different look earlier this week as filming took place for ‘If Love Should Die’, the latest film from French director Mia Hansen-Løve.
The film tells the story of Mary Wollstonecraft, the English writer and early women's rights campaigner who was also the mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley.
Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve takes on the lead role, with Johnny Flynn, Vicky Krieps and Tom Sturridge also among the cast.
According to IFTN, If Love Should Die will be Hansen-Løve’s first English-language feature since the Cannes-selected Bergman Island, which also starred Krieps.
“Her previous films include Things to Come, for which she received the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2016.”
Major Kilkenny attraction Rothe House and Garden was closed to visitors to accommodate filming, while temporary traffic restrictions were put in place along Parliament Street as crews worked on the production.
The film is being shot across several European countries including the UK, France, Portugal, Norway and Sweden.