Lily Cole, Rebecca Calder, Maeve Dermody, Catherine Chalk Join Cast of 'Hilma;' First Still Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
, Rebecca Calder , Maeve Dermody and Catherine Chalk have joined the cast of “Hilma,” Lasse Hallström’s English-language biopic of the revolutionary Swedish artist and feminist pioneer Hilma af Klint.
Now shooting in Stockholm and Vilnius , the movie is a passion project for Hallström, the celebrated Swedish director of “The Cider House Rules” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” It explores the enigmatic life of Klint, whose unconventional art remained largely unknown for decades. Klint navigated through a male-dominated artistic scene to eventually become one of the Western world’s first abstract artists.
Cole, Calder, Dermody and Chalk will play the four women who surrounded Klint and formed with her a group nicknamed “The Five” which explored art, spiritualism and sexuality. This sorority greatly influenced Klint in her art and is believed to have helped her achieve the “Paintings for the Temple.” Cole said the women who were part of “The Five” “were pushing against all the boundaries of their time, exploring new concepts of spirituality, sexuality, gender and, ultimately, art.”