Was Agathe's hand supposed to be trembling playing roshambo against John?

vegan_vicky

In Patriot S1E8 at about 48:00 the character Detective Agathe Albans (played by Aliette Opheim ) plays rock-paper-scissors against John Lakeman, a suspect in a murder she is investigating. During the game her hand is trembling. Was this intentional? And if not, is it a noteworthy failure for such an experienced film actress? I ask because this series is built on extremely dry, deadpan humor with a lot of long close-ups on the actors. I can only...

Originally asked by feetwet on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I think she was nervous for the shot. Swedish actor that has to shoot a 4 minute scene with a complex pattern would unsettle anyone, and on top of that, she had to remember her lines at the end. Probably took multiple shots to take. Great show.

Full answer by Christopher Secreto: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/108726 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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