«I wanted to
make madame Merkel happy, so she can see a good German in a film, as we are all good now, and that was my goal,» he joked.
Carey Mulligan is the perfect fit for the thoroughly modern
madame, her baby features and quietly mature presence able to
make Bathsheba look like a teenager and a world - worn widow both at the same time; the moment when she sends a joking Valentine's letter to older bachelor William Boldwood (Michael Sheen) is accompanied by a coy, girly giggle, while her dealings with the dismissive men who want to buy her farm's grain are carried out with a stubborn dignity.