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Maria Schneider: Forget Last Tango.

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Autoportrait: Maria Schneider Interview with Maria Schneider by Jackie Buet, Elisabeth Jenny. Créteil Films de Films, 2001. Maria Schneider - Belle et Rebelle What had become of her? We left her, a child in the arms of handsome Marlon. In a role too overwhelming for her and she would not return unscathed. Descent into hell. Solitude. Chaotic career. With the sole bastion of  acute lucidity of the mediocrities in the world. We find her today more beautiful than ever. Funny. Insolent. A little bruised. Waiting for a role of good measure, and we would be proud. We love her very much. Portrait. A Precocious Rebel "I wanted to paint, and I studied Latin and Greek. I was a good student, I wanted to make excavations and illustration for children's books, because it is an artistic craft. My mother was a librarian. I was living with her. Then there was May 68 and while my brother became bourgeois, a physician, and demonstrated with red flags, I cried because I coul...

Maria Schneider: Accomplished Arthouse Actress Dies at 58

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AXS ENTERTAINMENT   ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT   MOVIES Maria Schneider: Accomplished Arthouse Actress Dies at 58 February 4, 2011  5:45 PM MST  Facebook   Twitter   Pinterest   Linkedin   Google Plus   Comment     Maria Schneider: Accomplished arthouse actor dies at 58; forget Last Tango. Créteil Films de Femmes French actress  Maria Schneider  died in Paris on Thursday (Feb. 3) after a long bout with cancer. In the USA we know her from  Last Tango in Paris  because it was an English language film. It was a product of a niche genre from the '60s and '70s called Euro-American “arthouse” films. American actors and European actors alike starred in these films, which were usually directed by European directors, and were co-productions between France, Italy, the UK and the USA. Examples are  Bernardo Bertolucci  (Last Tango in Paris, 1972),  René Clément...

British Actress Susannah York Dies at 72

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British Actress Susannah York Dies at 72 January 19, 2011  11:07 PM MST  Facebook   Twitter   Pinterest   Linkedin   Google Plus   Comment     Susannah York and Beryl Reid in The Killing of Sister George BBC The Killing of Sister George Rating: Star Star Star Star Star The distinguished British actress of the stage and screen  Susannah York  died in England on January 15. York played in over 100 films and appeared on the stage. She was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her role as a marathon dancer in  They Shoot Horses Don't They  (1969) opposite  Jane Fonda,  which earned her a  BAFTA  as Best Supporting Actress in 1969. Another memorable role York played was "Childie", the partner of the cigar smoking June Buckridge ( Beryl Reid)  in  The Killing of Sister George  (1969- review by  Movie Magazine International  ...

Winter's Bone Best Film at Stockholm International Film Festival

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Winter's Bone Best Film at Stockholm International Film Festival Use your  key for the next article Next:  Celebrate Jennifer Lawrence’s birthday with her best on DVD  November 27, 2010  3:14 PM MST  Facebook   Twitter   Pinterest   Linkedin   Google Plus     Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone Fortissimo Films Winter's Bones Rating: Star Star Star Star Star Debra Granik 's   Winter's Bone  won the Bronze Horse for Best Film, the highest honor at the  21st Stockholm International Film Festival  that ran November 17-28. It also won best film from the  FIPRESCI  jury, the Association of International Film Critics. The award to Granik was a refreshing nod in a festival which typically features hard boiled films with aestheticized violence by directors such as  Quentin Tarantino  ( Reservoir Dogs , 1992,  Pulp Fiction , 1994),  Gaspa...