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May el-Thouky (Arabic: مي الطوخي; born 17 August 1977 in Charlottenlund, Denmark) is a Danish-Egyptian film director. She graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2002, and later as a film director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009.
Director: The Crown. May el-Toukhy was born on 17 August 1977 in Charlottenlund, Denmark. She is a director and writer, known for The Crown (2016), Queen of Hearts (2019) and Long Story Short (2015).
- August 17, 1977
Nov 20, 2019 · Director May el-Toukhy talks about her provocative, taboo-busting Danish relationship drama Queen Of Hearts.
- A particularly Challenging Character
- Fearless Trine Dyrholm
- Man and Boy in One
- Nature as An Important Motif
- Powerhouse Collective
El-Toukhy and writer Maren Louise Käehne – who also collaborated with el-Toukhy on her debut feature 'Long Story Short', winning them the national Bodil Award for best script – started with a lot of research. "We gathered a lot of material," el-Toukhy explains. "And spent a ton of time discussing different angles, reading books, watching documentar...
The film hangs on Trine Dyrholm's confident performance. El-Toukhy had worked with the actress on 'Long Story Short' and on TV hit 'The Legacy', so she and Käehne pitched the idea to Dyrholm early on in the process, and she jumped to the challenge. "I believe strongly that Trine Dyrholm was the only actress that could play this part and get away wi...
To cast the stepson, Gustav, el-Toukhy wanted a trained actor who looked like a juvenile but was not. "I wanted someone with some experience in life and therefore some sort of perspective," she says. Enter Swedish rising talent Gustav Lindh, who was then 22, but looks believable as a scrawny 17-year-old on screen. He has already had experience afte...
The team rehearsed extensively for three and a half weeks before shooting for about 35 days. "In the rehearsal room, we are creating a collective knowledge of the material based on the scripted vision for the story," she explains of her approach. "This collective knowledge helps us a lot during the shooting of the film. When we bump into something ...
The invitation from Sundance is the first indication that people might find the perspective of this story interesting. With such a morally complex story, el-Toukhy says, "I'm very curious to find out how the audience will react." "I do not find it particularly rewarding workwise to be intentionally provocative or controversial. It has never been my...
May el-Toukhy. (1977 – ) Director. Born 17/8 1977. Graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2002. Graduated as a director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009. el-Toukhy has directed a number of radio and television shows.
May el-Toukhy, (født 17. august 1977 i Charlottenlund), er en dansk filminstruktør.
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May 16, 2024 · Queen Of Hearts director May el-Toukhy has set her next feature, post-Second World War drama Woman, Unknown (working title). The film revolves around Marie, a former housekeeper preparing a...
