In a film industry like France's, actors just act. Reigning beauties like Catherine Deneuve and Emmanuelle Beart take a wide variety of parts, and nobody gets upset if they switch genres. Hollywood is, of course, different. There are stars, and then there are all those other people--actors. But occasionally stars want to prove their seriousness. Art stirs in their breast like an edifying influenza, and they take on roles outside their expected range. Falling prey to the lure of sackcloth and Oscars, normally glammed-up female stars don drab frocks, sport the no-makeup makeup look, play a character who opts for the...
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