What I love about working with actors and what I learn from them is their readiness to dive into new roles—into the deep end—without any resistance or fear of making mistakes. Their openness to new challenges is truly impressive. And because their work tool is their entire self—mind, emotions, body, acquired skills, and life lessons—each experience cannot be treated as anything
but enriching. 

Perfectionism is replaced by sincere commitment with the acknowledgement of the fact that true perfection is unattainable, since our personalities are variable, dynamic, absorptive, and never 'finished' or sealed.

A perspective on living that deserves to be celebrated and expanded.

It was an incredible pleasure to introduce Mia Goth and Jason Isaacs to the intricacies of the waltz, as well as to participate as a core dancer in the ballroom scene of the film. The icing on the cake was the fact that 80% of it was created in Beelitz-Heilstätten—a sanatorium complex with strong historical connections in the middle of a forest just outside Berlin.
 

The Beelitz-Heilstätten, a former military hospital in Germany where Adolf Hitler once received medical treatment, lies abandoned for decades and served as the setting for interior spa photography.

Artists have captured the haunting beauty of Beelitz Hospital's architecture as it slowly crumbles over time, featured in various books chronicling its deterioration. Its rich colors, play of light, and textured decay beautifully mirrored the spiritual despair of the story, while its labyrinthine corridors provided an ideal backdrop for the production.

Movie facts: A Cure for Wellness is a 2016 psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe. Haythe and Verbinski were inspired by Thomas Mann's 1924 novel The Magic Mountain while coming up with the idea for the film. Starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, and Mia Goth.