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| Show goes on for French actress, 98 Posted: 23 Mar 2013 05:11 AM PDT  French actress Gisèle Casadesus. — AFP picPARIS, March 23 — Hollywood actresses who bemoan the lack of good film roles for women in their forties might consider taking a leaf out of the book of French actress Gisele Casadesus. At the age of 98, her latest film "Sous le Figuier" ("Under the Fig Tree"), in which she plays a woman who injects peace and joie de vivre into the lives of three angst-ridden young adults, was released on Wednesday. The film follows compatriot Emmanuelle Riva's best Oscar actress nomination for her performance in Michael Haneke's "Amour". Riva turned 86 on the day she attended the ceremony in Los Angeles. Although Casadesus, a grande dame of French stage and screen, now says she finds theatre too tiring, she remains committed to film and television work and did not hesitate to accept her latest part. "I read the script and said yes straight away," she told the France 2 television channel ahead of Wednesday's release, adding that it was not a sad film and that making it had involved "laughing a lot". The Parisian actress who still lives in Montmartre where she grew up made her first film in 1934 at the age of 20. She will turn 99 in June. In the last decade alone she has appeared in around a dozen films including "La Tete en Friche" ("My Afternoons with Margueritte") in 2010 in which she played a leading character opposite Gerard Depardieu. — AFP-Relaxnews |
| Ellen DeGeneres happy to ‘kiss the ground’ Down Under Posted: 23 Mar 2013 05:08 AM PDT SYDNEY, March 23 — US talk show star Ellen DeGeneres arrived in Australia today, declaring she was happy enough to "kiss the ground" as she began a six-day visit officials are hoping will help boost tourism. Hundreds of cheering fans greeted the American wit after she touched down in Sydney, a moment she had earlier announced in a tweeted "made it to Australia" message written upside down. DeGeneres, alongside her Australian wife Portia de Rossi, looked fresh as she emerged from the airport after initially delaying her arrival by several days due to flu. "I'm feeling so much better," she told the Nine Network. "I'd kiss the ground ... it's great to be here." Greeted by the Qantas choir singing the Men at Work song "Down Under", DeGeneres stopped for an impromptu dance and chatted with fans at the airport. When asked what she was most looking forward to, the Emmy-winning host said: "This would be enough for me but I can't wait to see everything." Authorities hope her visit to Sydney and Melbourne will boost tourism, with the head of Destination New South Wales, Sandra Chipchase, saying the trip was a "golden" opportunity.
DeGeneres is expected to have a packed itinerary in Sydney, which will likely include visits to the harbourside Taronga Zoo and iconic Bondi Beach as she films segments for her Ellen DeGeneres Show. "I hope you're ready, Sydney!" she tweeted this week. "This Saturday I wanna meet you. Details coming soon!" Before her journey on a Qantas plane renamed The Ellen DeGeneres Show Express, the host said she had been watching a documentary about Australia. "Okay, I'm watching Crocodile Dundee, but I'm learning so much," she joked. The visit has prompted police to warn fans not to get too carried away. "Our message is clear — enjoy the moment but consider other people, keep safe and listen to any direction of security or event staff and police," Detective Superintendent Anthony Bell told reporters. — AFP/Relaxnews |
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