(Siehe auch AvE's
http://www.natalieportman.de/phorum/vie ... &forum=1&0.)
http://www.pagesix.com/cindyadams/cindyadams.htm
> Friday, February 1, 2002
>
> NEXT up for Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, the team that
> produced Oscar nominees like "Howards End," "A Room With a
> View," "The Remains of the Day," is "Le Divorce." Filming begins
> immediately in Paris. The problem is, it lost its leading ladies.
>
> The script deals with two sisters whose characters require some
> resemblance and the qualities of innocence and charm. It was to
> star Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder. Winona's
> difficulties we know. Natalie has just suffered the shooting
> of a family member in Israel. She said: "I cannot start this
> project right now. I feel I'm letting you down, but my mind
> is not there." James Ivory told her: "We understand. Don't
> worry."
>
> Merchant-Ivory, now heavy into casting, is starting with
> Sister No. 1, whom they hope might be Uma Thurman.
>
> Meanwhile, every 15 minutes Ismail Merchant gets
> honored. Last month, Gov. Pataki's arts award. Next
> month, India's highest honor Padma Bhushan - the
> equivalent of a Sir or Lord or for sure something
> extremely high-class. Lacking any honor for him this
> month, Bukhara Grill on East 58th gave him a party.
> India's ambassador, India's Consul, India's TV,
> award-winning screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala,
> Meera Gandhi, who just bought Eleanor Roosevelt's
> townhouse, Matthew Modine, who's in "Le Divorce."
> Also Tama Janowitz, whose new book "is about a
> modern Mme. Bovary. A married woman who cheats.
> Not me. I'm happily married. All I need is to make a
> living."
>
> The shrimp curry was great.
Angesichts der privaten Tragödie, die Natalie aus dem Projekt ausscheiden läßt, wäre es wohl egoistisch, sich lange damit aufzuhalten, das Ende eines der vielversprechensten Filmprojekte von Natalie in letzter Zeit zu beklagen. Ich glaube dennoch, daß sie unglaublich gut in einen "lyrischen" Film wie
http://german.imdb.com/Title?0091867 passen würde. Und wenn es nur wegen der Kleider wäre. Die
http://natalieportman.com/images/movies ... gull.shtml sind Beweis genug.
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Aleph