'The Souvenir' trivia and fun facts
Pictorial inspiration
The title of the film is inspired by an 18th century rococo painting of Jean-Honoré Fragonard called 'The Souvenir'.
Family chance
It's the second time that Tilda Swinton plays mum of Honor Swinton-Byrne. The first time was in 2009 with 'I Am Love'.
Reality and fiction
The flat where Julie lives in London is a recreation of the flat where the director Joanna really lived at her age. The city views seen throught the windows are 35mm projections of photographs that Hogg took in her twenties.
Main character without script
The director gave the script to all actors except Honor Swinton-Byrne. Joanna Hogg gave her instead her diaries from the 80's to read. She was told to improvise every scene while the rest of the cast had scripts to get the effects director's want.
Picture of the movie
The main part of the picture of the movie took place in Norfolk, England in 2017.