- The film is adapted from the novel of the same name published by Diane Ekman in 2007. The novel tells the real story of the Warsaw Zoo during World War II. The author Diane draws materials from the diary translation of the event prototype Antonina herself and other historical materials. I went to the Warsaw Zoo to visit the sons of the principal and his wife and the local residents, only to reproduce this story that happened during the Second World War .
- Many of the grounds of Warsaw Zoo were destroyed during World War II. However, in pursuit of authenticity, the production team did not choose to set up additional scenes or use computer animation to reproduce the zoo and the animals. Instead, they chose to move all the crew to the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. Real scene shooting .
- In order to better understand the story, Jessica Michelle Chastain, who also served as the producer of the film, flew to Poland in person to meet with Teresa, the biological daughter of the story prototype Antonina, and visited the Warsaw Zoo together .
- Jessica Michelle Chastain boldly stroked lions, leopards, and zebras during filming, and even played a bicycle chase with camels . He is no stranger to playing with animals .
- In an interview, Jessica Michelle Chastain said that her favorite interaction during the filming was when she was holding an apple and playing with the elephant Lily, Lily would use her trunk to find the apple, making her whole body covered by Lily. Nose .
- In the film, the principal’s wife played by Jessica Michelle Chastain must use the piano to remind the Jews at home when to hide. In order to faithfully reproduce the role, Jessica refused to use a substitute, practiced hard, and finally succeeded in playing in the film. Complete Beethoven piano music .
The Zookeeper's Wife behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Hope 2022-03-16 09:01:05
Hey, every time I watch other people's performances after watching aunts, I feel that 99.9% of people in this world, even if they work hard for a lifetime, are not as good as the seven-strength powers of aunts even when they were young. The talented actor like Auntie is the most precious treasure in the world, and she can express her character's psychology accurately on the back of her face without a smile. (Look at Auntie "Gabrielle-2005" before)
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Janiya 2022-04-24 07:01:16
The theme of World War II, the plot is a bit tricky, but the truth is better. Although he is the villain, he can't hate Daniel at all. He was moved by the mutual aid in the zoo and cured by the animals. Bears make people angry.
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Antonina Zabinski: You can never tell who your enemies are, or who to trust. Maybe that's why I love animals so much. You look in their eyes, and you know exactly what's in their hearts. They're not like people.
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Jan Zabinski: I was raised with these people. Gentile, Jewish. It didn't matter to my family. It never mattered to me.