Kristen Scott Thomas in I've Loved You So Long

   

Monday night, traditional dark night for Broadway theaters, brought Kristen Scott Thomas to the SONY Screening Room for a private dinner and screening of her new movie, "I've Loved You So Long." Now garnering raves for her performance in "The Seagull," the bilingual actress could not have been more chicly attired and exquisitely made up, which made the first sight of her in the French movie, all sad eyed and plain, shocking. As Juliette, just out of prison, she reunites with her estranged sister Lea (Elsa Zylberstein) in Nancy. And just as you are taken in by her quiet ways acclimating to life outside, you learn the reason she was put away for 15 years: she's murdered her 6 year old son. Director Philippe Claudel taught in prison and had the idea for this, his first film, from his experience, and rather than write it as a novel--he's written several--he crafted this material directly for film. Claudel pointed out, although Kristen Scott Thomas is world renowned for "The English Patient" and other films, she never starred in a French film before. He discounts her fine performance in last year's hit, "Tell No One," which New Yorkers first saw in the Rendez Vous with French Cinema, as a supporting role. So this film introduced her in a leading role to French audiences. As her sister, Elsa Zylberstein gives a stunning performance. A fashion icon in France, said Claudel, she had to change her look, cut her hair. A theater crowd attended the special evening hosted by SONY's Tom Bernard: Marty Richards, Jean Doumanian, John Guare. Kathleen Turner gave Scott Thomas a big sisterly kiss.

Regina Weinreich

Graphic Design: Salpeter Ventura

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