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‘Touch’ Director Baltasar Kormákur on Working With Novelists, the Influence of His ‘Traumatic’ Divorce, Casting His Son: ‘I Don’t Want to Hurt My Child’
At Taormina Film Festival, director Baltasar Kormákur spoke about romantic drama 'Touch,' his adaptation of the novel by Olafur Johann Olafsson.
At the Taormina Film Festival, Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur spoke to Variety about romantic drama “Touch,” his adaptation of the novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson. The older Kristófer is played by veteran actor and musician Egill Olaffson, who also was to bring with him some health issues as he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “I decided to give an extra week, so I can slow down his shooting a bit, and I think it was wonderful because every movement is difficult for him, and I wanted that to be like every moment for this guy.
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