homeYou all remember this actress in Four Weddings and a Funeral, n'est ce pas?
You all remember her in The English Patient, non?
France is lucky enough to have her as a permanent resident! Yes, she's British, darlings. Transplanted to France when she was nineteen as an au pair. She stayed. She continues to make films in English and she has been making the most exquisite films in French! Oh la la!
I quote, "[On ageism in Hollywood]: I am just so angry about it and bored with it too. I am so pleased to be working here in France where women of my age are still regarded as having something to say and filmmakers find us emotionally intriguing. Just because you have a few wrinkles does not mean you do not have anything meaningful to contribute. As you get older, it all becomes richer and the implications of everything you do become so much more complicated - and therefore more interesting. Your life as a woman does not end because you are 35 or 45. (2010)"
She is fifty, and gorgeous, and a brilliant actress, and interesting, and alive, and she gets a lot of roles. My hero.
I went to the cinema tonight and saw her in a thriller called Crime d'Amour or Love Crime. It looks as though it will be coming Stateside in 2011. I can only find a trailer in French, desolee.
The screenplay is brilliant, the acting sublime and the film is put together tight with impeccable rhythm. The intrigue is through the roof. I cannot say more ... If you are in France and are fluent in French have a look, otherwise mark your calendars and keep your eyes peeled for it to hit theaters near you.
P.s. I also loved her in Arsene Lupin. A must see film; netflix it, rent it or, better yet, own it.
Gros cinema bisous et a demain!
Love, Charley
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