My favorite French movie is _________________ because ___________________ . My favorite French actress is _____________ and she should _________________ .
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France is on my brain for five reasons today.
1. It's Bastille Day! Happy Bastille Day.
Tweet of the Day
2. The Tour de France is on
3. I saw Farewell My Queen (just opening in select cities) last night and it was happily excellent with a surprisingly strong lead performance from Léa Seydoux (Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Midnight in Paris) as a favored servant of the infamous Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger, also compelling). Here's my review. Go see it if it's in your city.
NOT your average fussy costume drama
4. Speaking of ladies of Versailles, the very buzzy documentary Queen of Versailles opens next week and I hear it's a must see though I haven't musted myself all the way to any screenings yet. [Please to note: "Queen of Versailles" in this case is aspirational and takes place in Orlando, Florida]
5. France is often on my mind because they produce at least one irreplaceable movie star queen a decade (Moreau, Adjani, Huppert, Deneuve, Binoche, etcetera) and usually a dozen other amazing ladies-in-waiting, too. Vive la France!
My tweet conversations last night after seeing the movie with Will, Joe, and Andrew ... (why aren't you following me? us?)
NOW... March toward the comments and stage your own revolution for a favorite film and actress before someone gets beheaded.