From the 17 December 2007 issue of New York Magazine, page 18:
The forthcoming French version of John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch will feature une vraie femme. La Vie en Rose star Marion Cotillard “wants to do it,” said Mitchell at the screening for Atonement last week. “We’re hoping for next year,” with Jean Paul Gaultier possibly doing the costumes. And while he has high praise for Cotillard as a singer and actress, “I don’t know what she’s going to do about the tits,” Mitchell says. “I think I could rewrite and say, you know, Hedwig got implants.”
Err, how about just accepting that the lady’s got “tits,” as you call them, and get on with it? Sheesh. Even a talented actor like Cotillard can’t escape having her person being reduced to her mammaries.
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See, this is why you ladies should get on with taking over the world. Sure, you might screw it up as much as us dudes have, but give it a shot. A little reverse misogyny might humble us a bit. (Probably not, but I’m slightly optimistic since I won’t have to be at work for a few days).
Oy! I am a little more than sleepy at the moment, but did he just say “tits”? I hate that word. Mommy bags, sure. Breasts, fine. And the way the quote was worded sounded like she would have to “deal” with them herself like it was her problem. Maybe they could paint them blue and CG them out.
Bonjour, Randal!
I’m not sure that women would do any differently, depending on which women make it to the top. I think there are plenty of women out there who are just as capable of manipulation, graft, corruption, and just plain stupidity as their male counterparts. (Exhibit A: the Philippines’ Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.)
On the other hand, it would be interesting and certainly different to have women in power. I’d love to see how that would turn out!
Colleen, no, you’re definitely not sleepy. I’m not entirely sure why Mitchell felt the need to make a comment about Cotillard’s breasts. I mean, she’s a woman, for God’s sake. What did he expect? It is indeed infuriating when women are blamed for having boobs, vaginas, butts, uteruses (uteri?), thighs, hips, waists, an appetite (for food, sex, love, money, whatever), emotions, tears, laughter, children, friends, enemies, lovers, anger, need, hurt, passion…and on and on and on.
Mitchell doesn’t sound like the kind of director I would especially care to work with. I’m kinda hoping that he was just joking, but even if he were, it was in awful taste.
Salut,
Marjorie
Well Marjorie, as you know women are the root and cause of all evil. Looking back at some major historical events I find that women are not…oh wait…
I cannot believe what I just read. I hope Marion Cotillard responds to the obnoxious Mitchell in kind.
Bonjour, Colleen and LBR!
Well, my only hope is that Cotillard will think twice about taking on the project. She deserves a better director. His comments don’t bode well for the kind of role she’ll be inhabiting.
Salut,
Marjorie
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