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Lea Seydoux On The Emotional Difficulties Of 'Sister' & The Excitement Of Starring In A More Faithful 'Beauty And The Beast'

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • October 2, 2012 10:02 AM
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In Ursula Meier’s “Sister,” the talented Lea Seydoux plays Louise, a complex maternal figure to a young boy named Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein). Though most know the beautiful, wayward Louise as Simon's older sister, she regularly leaves him alone without a parent, finding affection in the arms of a man and leaving the boy to make ends meet hustling stolen skiing goods. Seydoux had hesitations about playing such an upsetting character, and as she told us in an interview this week, she initially found the character, “Cruel. She’s completely selfish.”
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More: Lea Seydoux, Vincent Cassel, Beauty And The Beast, Sister, Blue Is The Warmest Color

First Look At Diane Kruger, Lea Seydoux & Virginie Ledoyen In 'Farewell, My Queen'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 23, 2011 9:30 AM
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A film we've been keeping an eye on is Benoit Jacquot‘s "Farewell, My Queen." Admittedly, some of it is for purely superficial reasons -- our hounddog baying and tailwagging for the trio of lead actresses Diane Kruger, Lea Seydoux and Virginie Ledoyen might be a tad uncouth -- but it's also a period flick tackling none other than Marie Antoinette, a subject always good for big screen cinema.
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More: Actresses, Foreign Films, Diane Kruger, Lea Seydoux, Farewell, My Queen

Diane Kruger Replaces Eva Green In 'Farewell, My Queen'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 28, 2010 9:15 AM
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Man, can Eva Green get a break these days? Gemma Arterton has taken over the role previously slotted for the actress in Michael Mann's gestating "Capa" and now, Diane Kruger has stepped in for the actress in Benoit Jacquot's adaptation of Chantal Thomas' novel, "Farewell, My Queen."
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More: Actors, Actresses, Foreign Films, Foreign Directors, Gerard Depardieu, Eva Green, Diane Kruger, Lea Seydoux, Farewell, My Queen, Benoit Jacquot

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