The Souvenir - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Souvenir"
The Souvenir (2019)
Timing:
1:59 (119 min)
6.092/10
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Actors and characters
Jaygann Ayeh
Character Marland
Chyna Terrelonge Vaughan
Character Tamara
Hannah Ashby Ward
Character Tracey
Frankie Wilson
Character Frankie
James Spencer Ashworth
Character William
Janet Etuk
Character Lora
Alice McMillan
Character Elisa
Jake Phillips Head
Character Julie's Lover
Barbara Peirson
Character Barbara
Lydia Fox
Character Lydia
James Dodds
Character James
El Pilkington
Character Susan
Neil Young
Character Radio Interviewer
Steve Gough
Character Head of Direction
Crispin Buxton
Character Head of Production
Grace Snell
Character Dress Maker
Siobhan Harper Ryan
Character Makeup Artist
Leighton Spence
Character Student Cameraman
Lee Martin
Character School Handyman
Nicholas Gollop
Character Doctor
Leonardo Bozzo
Character Bell Boy Venice
Carla Ornstein
Character NA Speaker
Jaz Dalrymple
Character NA Member
Peter Hall
Character NA Member
Estelle Long
Character NA Member
James Barrett
Character Film School Student
Roscoe Gibson-Denney
Character Film School Student
Eleanor Goff
Character Film School Student
Ben Hecking
Character Film School Student
Pedro Moura
Character Film School Student
Calhan Mundy
Character Film School Student
Keifer Nyron Taylor
Character Film School Student
Tom Rout
Character Film School Student
Fabrizio Matteini
Character Concierge (uncredited)
Jack W. Gregory
Character Ray (uncredited)
Richard Tree
Character Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Dick Fontaine
Character Head of Film School
What's left behind the scenes
- Director Joanna Hogg had already cast Tom Burke and Tilda Swinton in the film, but couldn't find an actress for the role of Julia. Time before the start of filming was running out. When she met with Tilda Swinton one day to discuss her role, Swinton's daughter, Honor Swinton-Byrne, happened to be present, and Hogg suddenly began to see Julia in her. Hogg and Swinton have been friends since the age of ten, but Hogg had never seen the girl as an actress before, and she had no acting experience.
- Joanna Hogg wrote the screenplay based on her own memories of studying at a London school in the early 1980s. She then distributed the script to all the actors, except for Honor Byrne. Byrne received Hogg's diaries from those years, records, photographs, and old scripts that Hogg had written at the time. As for the role, Byrne was instructed to improvise, while the rest of the cast had to adapt to her improvisations as best they could.
- The London apartment of Julia, played by Honor Swinton-Byrne, is an exact replica of the apartment where the film's director, Joanna Hogg, lived at the same age. The set was built inside an airplane hangar, and the city visible from the windows is a projection of photographs taken by Hogg in her youth.
- In the screenplay, Joanna Hogg used memories of her own time in London while studying at film school in the 1980s.
- All the actors read the script, with Honor Swinton-Byrne being the sole exception. Joanna Hogg gave her her own diaries from the early 1980s, notes, photographs, and scripts she had written for films at that time. The actress was instructed to improvise in each scene, while the others had to adhere to the script. Tom Burke played the role of Anthony, and Hogg gave him old letters, records, and notes of the person on whom his character was based.
- Joanna Hogg herself studied at a film school near London in her youth. Tilda Swinton, who was then completely unknown, starred in her graduation project.
- Filming took place in Norfolk in August 2017.
- The film's title is taken from a painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) depicting a lady scratching the initials of her beloved into the trunk of a tree.
- All the projects that Honor Swinton-Byrne undertook at film school were based on projects by director Joanna Hogg from her time studying at the same institution.
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