A DAY OFF

Jun 24.10

I had a weekday off so caught up on the personal maintenance stuff: nails, toes, hair color, Tulea got her grooming, then I took her to the Champ de Mars.… Click for more

LAST NIGHT AND TODAY

Jun 22.10

I became with French actor, Stephanie Bataille, when we were together performing in the Vagina Monologues 2 years ago in the Super Dome in New Orleans to benefit the victims of Katrina and celebrate the women who had been in that Superdome, so many of who were raped there.… Click for more

Tweets on 2010-06-22

Jun 22.10

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR GUYYYYY (AND DANIEL…)

Jun 20.10

Last night we celebrated Guy Bedos’s birthday and Daniel Bruhl’s as well although his was earlier last week. We gathered in Guy and Jo’s apartment, a stone’s throw from were I am staying on Ile St Louis—the cast, director, producer and Guy’s family and friends.… Click for more

WE’RE BUILDING IT. WE’LL SEE IF THEY COME

Jun 18.10

We worked till 9pm last night, then I had a dinner at a friends house, then we worked American hours this morning!!!… Click for more

IF YOU BUILD A SWIMMING POOL WILL THE GRANDKIDS COME?

Jun 17.10

That’s the question Geraldine’s character poses to herself. She misses her grandkids since their parents moved a little bit away and thinks they don’t love her anymore.… Click for more

AN EASY DAY

Jun 15.10

I had one short scene leaving the house that my husband and I will eventually move into. The movie is, after all, called “…And If We All Lived Together.” Well, we do in the end and it’s lots of fun, but here we still have to go home after a fun birthday party to let the dog out.… Click for more

MY DAUGHTER VANESSA MARRIES IN ST TROPEZ

Jun 13.10

It was a lovely, original, spiritual ceremony. The French guests, unused to such, were rather surprised and fascinated by the “Feel the earth under your feet;” and “breathe in the energy and let any concerns or doubts you may have leave with your breath.” There were traditional exchanges of rings, vows like “do you accept …,” “I do’s,” and the final Kiss.… Click for more

PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE PARIS HOTEL DE VILLE

Jun 10.10

interior courtyard of Hotel de Ville

ceiling of entry staircase

door to Mayor’s office

Rodin statue representing Le Republique

even the floor is gorgeous and ornate

Dining Hall.

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A FUN DAY OF SHOOTING

Jun 10.10

Actually, the retirement home we filmed in is very nice, beautiful, in fact. Great parks and gardens. Half the residents don’t pay anything and the rest pay a little.… Click for more

SHOOTING DAYS

Jun 08.10

I was too tired to write a blog last night so the photos I took yesterday are here. I wanted to show how we shoot car scenes…with the car mounted on a flat bed , the cameras attached in front and the whole is being pulled by another truck.… Click for more

CHRISTIAN VADIM IN THE THEATRE AND A NIGHT CHEZ CASTEL

Jun 06.10

Yesterday I went with Nathalie, her daughter, Victoria, and Nathalie’s mother, Helene, to see the matinee performance of a comedy, “Drink, Smoke, And Drive Fast”, that Christian Vadim is in and it was absolutely wonderful.… Click for more

Howard Zinn

Jun 04.10

To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.… Click for more

FIRST DAY WITH DANIEL BRUHL

Jun 04.10

We shot a charming scene today—Pierre, me and the dog—with Daniel Bruhl. I saw immediately what a wonderful and subtle actor he is.… Click for more

MOSTLY PHOTOS TODAY

Jun 03.10

waiting for our scene to begin–with Guy Bedos and Claude Rich

Fabienne Gervais, who does my makeup, and whose sister checks out my blog, along with her fellow workers in the office…so here’s to you, Fabienne’s

The last scene for today, an intense one with Pierre Richard.

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FIRST DAY WITH CLAUDE RICH

Jun 02.10

Emotional scene…more that than dancing. My husband is in the hospital because his big shaggy dog caused him to fall down and I am scared because I know I haven’t long and worry what will happen to him when I’m gone.… Click for more

SHOOTING FIRST SCENE WITH PIERRE RICHARD

Jun 01.10

Pierre Richard is one of the most famous and beloved actors in France, known particularly for his comedies. Today we shot our first scene together.… Click for more

FIRST DAY’S SHOOTING

Jun 01.10

It went well although Sunday I was locked out of my apartment (locked my key inside) for 3 and a half hours and it was really cold and rainy and I caught a cold so feel crumby.… Click for more