Name Deborah Francois.
Born Liege. Belgium. 1987. Background As a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Francois attended an open casting for the Dardenne Brothers film The Child in her Belgian hometown. Ahead of 150 other hopefuls. she was given the role of Sonia, the beleaguered teenage mother whose new baby is sold by her boyfriend. Having attended the Cannes festival. where the film won the Palme D'Or. Francois returned to school to complete her Bacalaureat. What’s she up to now? She stars in Denis Dercourt's revenge thriller The Page Turner. playing Melanie. a young woman who insinuates herself into the household of a married concert pianist (played by Catherine Frot). Francois has also completed shooting two other films. Alan Raoust's Indian Summer and Stephan Carpiaux's The Red Ants.
What she says about the Dardenne Brothers ‘They insist on twenty or thirty takes for each scene. They are very precise and meticulous. And they‘re very serious on the set — they don't tell you if they liked what you did. I remember for my casting they asked me to sit on a bench and do nothing.‘
What she says about The Page firmer 'It was a completely different part to Sonia in The Child. I like disappearing into roles and Melanie is not like me at all. She has this carapace. this mask that is so interesting for an actress. I spent a month before the shoot practising the way Melanie holds her body and how she smiles without moving her face.’
What she says about working in French films ‘In Belgium we have lots of ideas for films. but we don‘t have much money. It's much harder to make a film there than it is in France.
I find that French actors tend to take themselves very seriously —
I find us Belgian actors have a different attitude and that we don’t take ourselves so seriously.‘ Interesting Fact Her favourite Woody Allen film is Manhattan.
I The Page Turner is at Cameo, Edinburgh and selected cinemas from Fri 3 Nov. See review. page 4 7.
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The Big Laws” Certain films benefit from repeated viewings and the Coen Brothers’ most enduring
comedy was built for cultish appreciation, such is its endless streams of collectable one-liners and set pieces, lined up like so many bowling pins ready to fall. This welcome screening will remind us of how The Dude (Jeff Bridges), Walter (John Goodman) and the ever-misunderstood Donny (Steve Buscemi) try to make something out of a micturated-upon rug and a lopped off pinky toe. Genius.
I Gl/more/i/l/GIQ. Glasgow. Sat I 1 Nov on/y.
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane McGowan Story 1 mm
.0. (Sarah Share. Ireland. 2001 l Ulmin. .\ poignant and eandid look at the energetie. ol'lllodotltieall) ehallenged. aleohol dependent lane of folk/punk band The l’oguex through inter\ ieu x. inuxie
\ ideox and arehn e lootage. l-i/m/muu'. lit/I'llblll‘g’ll.
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* Kekexili (Mountain Patrol) t l5: 0... ill! (‘huan. ('hina/llong Kong. 3005) l)uobuji. [hang let. ()i l.iang. 85min. :\n epie real-lite drama about ’l'ibetan \olunteerx attempting to proteet the indigenoux antelope l'rom e\tinetton b} ('hinexe poaeherx. l’itted agaian treaeheroux nature. the moral ambiguit} ol both xldex xhinex through in thrilling aetion xetlueneex and xtriking imagex. I‘i/HI/Irrllu'. Izt/iii/iiii'g/i. * Krisana (Fallen) t i2..\ . oooo tl‘red Kelemen. (iermany’lah ia. IllllSl ligonx l)ombro\ xktx. Nikolai Korobox. .-\l|a l)/er\ e. .\’.\'min. See ret l\'\\. page lit and inter\ ie\\. page 43. (i/meun /Vi/iii l’ltt’tilit‘. (i/uwmi.
Lady of Musashino tl’( it t Kenll .\li/oguehi. .lapan. IUSI l Kmu)o ‘l‘anaka. .\laxa} tiki .\lori. Yuktko 'l‘odoroki. .'\lxlllll\tt Kala)attta. hh’mm. ('aught tip ill the moral deeadenee and emotional bi'lttlenexx ol poxt \xar .lapan. a )oung \\ il'e ma lo\ elexx marriage beeomex entangled tn a dextrttetn e al'lair \\ hen xhe turnx to her eouxln l'or alleetion. l'ltilnatel) let doun b_\ both men and trapped betxxeen her on n xtoie and moral beliel'x. xhe draxtieall} takex her late into her own handx. .-\ dramatie lot e xtor} that e\plorex the di\ lde bettxeen traditional \alttex and pet'xonal liberation in a elimale ol' national xoeial and eeononlie tranxitlon. lat/iit/mre/t I’ll/i1 (int/ti. [Jilin/Hugh.
The Lake House 1 l’(i) O.
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The Last Kiss 1 l5» 0. (Ton) (iolduyl. l'S. leflfil /.aeh Bral'l'. .laeinda Barrett. (the) .-\llleek. Rilk‘llL‘l lillxttll.
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Live and Let Die ll’( it C... l( in} Hamilton. l’K. I‘l'il Roger Moore. Yaphet Kotto. latte Seynour. l: l min. Voodoo. heroin and plent} ol' eheex} humour ax \lttttl'e ltllx lltx \ll'ttle ttx liolltl. lilt’ l‘.t/lll/’Ill';’/l ()iiinl. l'ft/iii/rii/‘g/l. Loneliness of The Long Distance Runneri Ill 0... lion) Riehardxon. l'K. I‘lfill .\liehael Redgrm e. 'l‘om (‘ourtena_\. .v\lee .\le('o\\ ell. IIJmm. Adapted b_\ .~\lan Sillitoe lrom hix o\\ n xtor_\. thix ix a line e\ample of (ill\ Brillin einema II) the xoeial realixt \etn. (‘ourtena_\ e\eelx ax the l‘ebellioux )outh \\ho ix xend a ho} ‘x retorm xehool al'tet‘ robbing a baker) aild puxhex himxell to turn hix lile around. I’l'lni/totm'. lat/til/nii'g/l.
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tlx’amm llahram. l'S. Illllbl .\hmad Ran I. ('hat'lex l)anie| Sandmal. l.etlela l)olera. 80mm. See re\ re“. page l I. (i/tlwim ll/Iii I/lt till't'. (l/(1\‘\’('\\.
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