“The incident itself happened in London, but because we were all based at the time in Los Angeles we moved it there. Certain details are almost exactly like the true experience, but we decided to make the film more of a thriller, in the hope that it would reach a bigger audience. That's why it's called "Selling Isobel" and not "Selling Frida." We didn't want to make a dark, depressing "movie-of-the-week."” WantFilmCertainDarkAudienceHappenedWeekDecidedBiggerMovedDetailsLondonSellingLos AngelesDepressingIncidentsThrillersFridaDark Depressing Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“We thought by setting the film ["Selling Isobel"] in the cloak of... let's call it an indie-Hollywood thriller, it would appeal to a wider range of young women who would see this cautionary tale and say, "Hang on, I've got to think twice about what I get myself into."” ThinkingFilmYoungHollywoodSettingTalesSellingSettingsAppealsRangeYoung WomenThrillersCloaksThink TwiceCautionary Tales Author:Rudolf Buitendach