 She was considered for the role eventually played by Cécile de France in Un Secret ( 2007 ) . Additionally , she was initially approached for the female lead in Lars von Trier 's controversial film Antichrist ( 2009 ) . According to Trier , Green was positive about appearing in the film , but her agents refused to allow her . The unsuccessful casting attempt took two months of the film 's pre @-@ production process . Anglo @-@ French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg was subsequently cast in the role . Green later told she got along well with Trier , " but then we started talking about nudity and sex and so on . It got a bit too far ... It was my dream to work with him , but it ’ s a shame it was on that film that it nearly happened . I ’ m sure I would have been trashed doing that film " . 
