fiamme red
07-31-2017, 09:40 AM
Another one of the legends has passed. Orson Welles, who directed her in four films, once called her the "greatest actress in the world."
I believe she was a chain smoker to the end. She still lived to 89.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2017/jul/31/jeanne-moreau-a-life-in-pictures
Her interviews were always interesting. An amusing piece by Roger Ebert:
http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/jeanne-moreau-as-star-and-as-director
I made the mental observation that years and years from now, when I retire as an ancient film critic and write one last article recalling the great moments in my long decades of service, the memory of dinner at Maxim's with Jeanne Moreau sipping Jack Daniels and specifying a beautiful waltz would be perhaps the one I treasured most.
I believe she was a chain smoker to the end. She still lived to 89.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2017/jul/31/jeanne-moreau-a-life-in-pictures
Her interviews were always interesting. An amusing piece by Roger Ebert:
http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/jeanne-moreau-as-star-and-as-director
I made the mental observation that years and years from now, when I retire as an ancient film critic and write one last article recalling the great moments in my long decades of service, the memory of dinner at Maxim's with Jeanne Moreau sipping Jack Daniels and specifying a beautiful waltz would be perhaps the one I treasured most.