“Hilma was part of a group of female artists known as The Five, who incorporated spirituality and séances into their work,” Patrick Cremona wrote in radiotimes.com
“According to cast members Maeve Dermody and Lily Cole – who play Sigrid Hedman and Mathilda Nilsson respectively – they used similar methods as part of their acting process.” Sigrid and Mathilda were part of The Five. Hilma, Mr Cremona added, “is considered one of the first abstract painters in Western art history. “Now she’s the subject of a new biopic from Academy Awardnominated director Lasse Hallström, which saw the cast use some rather unorthodox research methods.”