It's time to take a look at the next set that was constructed for "My Love Affair With Marriage". This is the set for Jonas's room. In the film, the character of Zelma, 17 years old, will take a train to another city and visit the art gallery, where she meets Jonas, an older man (33) who discusses art with her and then offers her some wine. Zelma goes back to Jonas' room, and this marks a turning point in her search for a soulmate.
But let's save the story details for when you see the film, OK? Instead, let's take a look at how Jonas' room was put together. Signe had the idea that there should be a large set of stairs, which could be a symbol for progress, climbing toward a goal that represents personal growth, or falling down, out of grace. The stairs were made from the leftover curved pieces that were cut out to make the arches in the art gallery! Sturgis doesn't waste any scraps of wood in the set shop. The curved pieces were placed on top of each other to make a unique set of steps.
The wooden pieces were then covered in paper-maché, and then given a base coat of black paint (though it looks blue here...) before the final pink color was added. A little bit of the dark paint shows through the pink and this gave the stairs a different sort of texture created by the mix of colors.
Then the room itself was constructed, with a window on one side. In the script, Zelma lies in the bed in the morning with her head on the pillow and watches the curtains move as air comes in through the window. Just like the stairs, the walls got covered with paper-maché and then painted pink. In the next photo you can see where the platform is going to go that will hold the loft for the bed, and then the stairs will be placed in front, to lead up to that loft.
And this piece will eventually become the bed that will be put at the top of the stairs.
Next, since Jonas is an award winning artist, and one who is not shy about it, he has all his awards hung on the wall. The laurels on the awards fit in with the theme of plants and flowers, and even the ones that look like crowns also resemble the spreading leaves of plants. So the flower design runs through the whole room, and this ties in to the story, based on what happens to Zelma in this room, get it?
And the final element is a bridal veil, which I'm assuming will serve as the curtain for the room's window.
When all of the pieces are put together - the walls, the stairs, the bed and the artwork on the walls - here is what Jonas's room looks like:
With some creative lighting, the room can take on an orange color, instead of pink, to reflect the look of a mid-day sun:
That's how Jonas' room came together, and next time we'll take a look at how another set is being built, so stay tuned!