![]() We came up with these characters called the Grumblers in The Place of No Words. I love The NeverEnding Story! It’s so inspiring to me and the imagery takes me back to my childhood. Mark: I love puppets and all of Jim Henson films like Labyrinth, and those great adventure movies from the Eighties and Nineties. In the fantasy scenes, we meet some wonderful creatures. The Place of No Words moves between a fantasy world and the real world. Teresa found her character to be very delicate because she navigates such an awful amount of trauma. There’s a real humanity to that and something I think people can relate to. Some of my favourite moments in the film are when she’s on her own and having overwhelming feelings which she feels she needs to keep from her child. She’s a swinging pendulum, sometimes she finds joy in small moments, and sometimes she crumbles. I found my character to be very delicate because she navigates such an awful amount of trauma, while also having to show up and be a mother, creating a semblance of normality. I did research and watched YouTube videos on how people manage the kind of grief we see in the story. Teresa: It’s such an organic process for me. Teresa, your character has to deal with a lot in the film, how did you prepare for the role? I’m always thinking of how she can be involved. You could even count The Ever Afteras well in this series, since Teresa and I worked together then as well. I made The End of Love when my son Isaac was two, Flesh and Bloodwas made with my mum and brother, and The Place of No Wordswith Teresa and Bodhi. There’s no other way on these films! I consider The Place of No Words to be the last in my trilogy which I refer to as ‘reality cinema’. Was there ever a consideration to use another actor if Teresa became busy, for example, or was it always done as a family? It’s nice to see you and Teresa working together. Mark’s scripts are written in a way to embrace moments of improvisation. I use that as the pace car for the emotional tone and rawness and we have fun figuring out how to get to that place. I like to set parameters and emotional beats, but I’m not too concerned with how we get there, I’m more fascinated by how it unfolds to harness spontaneity. Mark: My scripts are always well mapped out, but they are written in a way to embrace moments of improv. How heavily do you map out the script first? Having recently reunited with my own father in Flesh and Blood while he was terminally ill, that was the impetus to start the script. ![]() I decided I wanted to work with my son Bodhi and explore creativity, imagination and loss. Mark: The idea came to me not long after I’d finished my film Flesh and Blood which I made with my brother, and my mom and dad. Mark Webber and Teresa Palmer tell us more about the film, building a fantasy world with the help of Jim Henson’s workshop, and working as a family… How was the idea for The Place of No Words first developed? It’s a poignant, deeply moving story with a strong supporting cast including Phoebe Tonkin ( The Vampire Diaries), Sarah Wright ( American Made) and Eric Christian Olsen ( NCIS: Los Angeles). Told through the eyes of a father and his young son, the story moves between the authentic real world and a fantasy realm filled with mythical creatures and adventure. In The Place of No Words, a family embarks on an imaginative adventure exploring how we cope with grief, and the love, laughter and pain we can find within it. Teresa Palmer, best known from Lights Out, I Am Number Four and TV smash hit A Discovery of Witches acts opposite her husband and their young son, Bodhi Palmer, who makes his acclaimed acting debut. Mark Webber, best known for his role in cult sensation Scott Pilgrim vs The World and for directing critically acclaimed indies like The End of Love and Flesh and Blood, acts, writes, directs and even edits this latest movie. Mark Webber and Teresa Palmer are the husband and wife filmmaking team who have embarked on their latest film, The Place of No Words, a powerful and moving fantasy drama. ![]()
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