Franz Rogowski Talks ‘Sex and Power’ in ‘Lubo,’ Finding His Confidence As an Actor: ‘I Am on My Way Now’
variety.comMarta Balaga In Giorgio Diritti’s film “Lubo,” based on Mario Cavatore’s novel “Il seminatore,” Franz Rogowski seduces as Lubo, a Yenish traveling performer, father and husband, who has to join the Swiss army in 1939.
He is one hell of a charmer, although his passion has dark undertones. “Our take is more playful, but the book put more emphasis on the fact that this man impregnated over 100 women in Zurich.
He wanted to make sure his people would survive,” says Rogowski. In the film, Lubo finds out that while he was away, his wife died trying to save their children, taken away in accordance with the infamous national “re-education” program for “Children of the Road.” “He is a passionate man.
But it’s also his revenge, in a way,” he adds. “Many people have been describing my acting as very physical and my roles as ‘experimental,’ and I have been exploring sexuality before.
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