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Interview with Hannah van Lunteren (Actress)
How did you get to participate in the film and how did you land the leading role?
I did a screen-test, and as the director said it: I ‘nailed’ the test.
How did you prepare to portray Wyne? Was there much soccer in the preparation?
No soccer preparations, because Wyne had to play in a team that wasn’t good at all at playing soccer. So didn’t have to prepare that, I’m not a soccer talent. So I prepared by just understanding the way I thought Wyne looked at things, and I learned my lines… Very important.
What of your personality can be found in Wyne?
I recognized a lot in Wyne at that time. I didn’t have children, But a lot of my best friends already had them or were going to have them. The difference was, that I was really ok with that. Now I have children but I still recognize the way Wyne looks at all the fresh parent like behavior.
How would you describe The Perfect Match to an international audience? Why people should not miss the film?
I think it is a very humoristic film, and also touches you. I think it is a film that is about that living a bit messy, is very ok. It is comforting to see everybody struggles a bit.
The film deals with modern parenthood and the social pressure of having children and a family, do you think the movie portrays a real situation on The Netherlands and Europe, or was it just mere fiction?
Yes I think it is a Western European vision on things. It must be different in other places in the world. But it’s also a lot about friendship, and that is universal, love and friendship must be the same everywhere. So also the difficulties in friendships/relationships are the same here as in for example Colombia.
Is there any special memory you still hold dear from the filming days? Any special anecdote (funny or tense) you would like to share with our viewers?
The film is very special to me, I'm very proud that I was able to play this role, that I was given this opportunity. Also because, it was a good match between the director, Maurice Trouwborst, and me. It was a young crew, and it felt very inspiring working with all these people. I remember that one day during filming I wanted to look prettier, so I asked the girl who did the makeup that just for one scene make me a bit more attractive, then I came on the set and the director immediately said, ‘what is this? Go back, it’s too pretty'. And he was absolutely right. It had to be ‘real’.
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