NINA PROLL SHOOTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER NATIVE TYROL
Born in the Waldviertel region of Austria, she moved to Vienna when she was twelve and only relocated to Tyrol when she was 34, after the birth of her son. We wanted to know whether she feels more comfortable in the city or in the country? "Since I know both, I actually felt comfortable in Tyrol at the second. I admit, the mountains had an extreme effect on me at the beginning, also partly constricting. But also fascinating. In the meantime, I feel incredibly comfortable and can't imagine living in the city anymore," she says .
Nina moved to Tyrol to be with her husband Gregor Bloéb, who also has a role in the series and whom we were allowed to interview afterwards. So it's no wonder that the actress associates Innsbruck directly with her husband, because "without him I wouldn't be here. I never imagined that one day I would end up in Tyrol, but now I am very happy"
BREATHE DEEPLY AND FEEL FREE IN INNSBRUCK
Since we have Nina in front of the microphone, we want to know more about her Tyrolean connection right away. Where and during which activity can you really breathe deeply and feel so free? "In the meadows of the Inn. I often run or walk along the Inn. Or I use the Inn cycle path, which runs for miles along the Inn. I also like to go out into the forest right by our place. I don't go to a summit that often, so only sometimes. It's enough for me to walk uphill in the forest for one or two hours, I can switch off really well. In winter, of course, I go ski touring. The first Christmas present from my husband were touring skis and I still use them now. That's actually what I love doing the most: going up with the skis and then skiing down once."
So, if you're out and about in the Innsbruck region this winter, chances are you'll meet the actor-couple off the slopes. Or perhaps in a hut, as Nina's favourite Tyrolean dishes include Kaspressknödel and Schlutzkrapfen, she tells us. At home, thanks to her husband's fallow deer breeding, there is also often game, which he prepares very well himself.
"IN INNSBRUCK YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BE HAPPY"
What makes the Innsbruck region stand out for you as a film location?
I think you just have to look at the colourful houses for a moment and then lift your eyes: this incredible scenery. That's what totally flashed me on my first visit: this combination of architecture, the incredible structure of the mountains and then the river meandering through - that's unique, you don't see that every day I think Innsbruck is great. I once played here at the Landestheater. There's actually everything here, it's just smaller than in Vienna. There's theater, cabaret, cinema, clubs - you have everything you need to be happy."
That's what we like to hear. But now back to the actual topic of the interview: the new series. So how was the shoot for Nina? "It was great. I've never shot in Tyrol since I've lived in the Innsbruck region and I've always had to travel. That was a great gift, that I could go home every night after the shoot and also see my kids. Great."
And what does such a preparation for daily filming look like? Nina: "I read the books (in this case 8) three times and see what images come up in me. What does this character look like, how does she speak - dialect or High German, how does she dress, how does she put on make-up. And then during the shoot I prepare relatively little. I learn the text the night before. I fall asleep with the text and the next day at make-up or rehearsal, that's when I learn it. I then remember it best through the choreography on set."
Were you able to identify with the role of Bianca?
Nina: "Uli wrote the role like it was made for me, so there were a lot of things in it that really suited me. The attitude with which the character goes through life, what she finds funny, that she can't do that much with animals but is forced to do this job... If I couldn't act anymore for some reason and was forced to take such a job - I think I would feel the same."
