

They both have their challenges,” she said. “It’s just a different part of your brain and it’s very fulfilling. So I’ve become really comfortable with it,” she said of the film, which premiered in Cannes and took the Golden Camera prize for best first film.Īt the moment she is tackling acting projects, but hopes to get behind the camera again soon. “It’s been a really long journey and it’s been trickling out slowly. premiere of her directorial debut, “War Pony,” on July 28. They really set the scene with the Eiffel Tower and the Seine.” The show was “cinematic and almost like a 1970s film. “It wasn’t the best choice for the weather, but it was my favorite,” she said of the slinky style. Riley Keough was glammed up ‘70s disco style in a sparkly jumpsuit, platform sandals and big “No. I want to do like one jury a year,” she joked. Who wants me on their jury? I’m a jury girl. Now that she has been on the other side, she’s putting herself out there. The film will be making the festival rounds in the fall. Working with the Hollywood veterans was “life-changing,” she said. She just wrapped Patricia Arquette’s directorial debut “Gonzo Girl,” costarring Arquette and Willem Dafoe. Just when you know the labor of love that goes into filmmaking and years of your life that it takes to lift up a story and get it off the ground.” And, of course, when you know how much work goes into making a film, there’s no way to ever say that a film is not good. “It’s so hard to pick a ‘best film.’ They each had beautiful elements to them. “It was the most eye-opening, thrilling experience I’ve had so far,” she said of discussing films and seeing work from new directors.

The actress sat on the jury that features young filmmakers, and said she had the time of her life at the festival, where Penélope Cruz was the guest of honor and Chanel a sponsor.

RHONDA RICHFORDīY THE RIVER: Chanel’s morning show may have taken place on the banks of the Seine River, but Camila Morrone was still riding the wave of the Biarritz International Film Festival. The collection featured Grecian-inspired gowns, floor-grazing filigree capes, and gilt chain mail for the most fashion-forward goddesses around. “Dior is always a celebration of elegance, and haute couture is always the opportunity to spend the most time creating the most exquisite things.” She seems to always take inspiration from other artists so I expect to have it all decorated by somebody else inspiring,” she said. “Maria Grazia always seems to be inspired by another artist. Grazia even constructed a pair of custom vegan heels for the actress.ĭior regular Rosamund Pike brought her two young sons along for the first time. “I’ve been so well looked after,” she said. Meg Bellamy, fresh off her first role as Kate Middleton in “The Crown,” was attending her first fashion show. She’ll be on vacation in Croatia to blow out the candles before taking on a new top secret project in the fall. It’s my birthday in a couple of days, so this is a good way to celebrate it,” the actress said of hitting 32 on the calendar. “It’s my first couture show, and this year is about new experiences. Thuso Mbedu was treating the show as an early birthday event, ahead of her big day this weekend. “It’s the first time she has visited Paris in 50 years,” she said of the mother-daughter trip. The “White Lotus” actress even brought her mom along as her date. “It’s beyond a dream come true.…It’s like a teenage dream.” “You always want to have that combination of feeling sexy and sophisticated and classy and classic and like the best version of yourself,” she said of the jacket, skirt and tank combination she was wearing. It was Daddario’s first time attending a Dior show, but she heaped praise on Chiuri’s work.

“It’s very easy to get on a set and with everything that you have to deal with sort of lose control and she had control of the set as if she has been doing it for years.” She’s so confident and that’s a very hard thing to do,” she said of working with Dorfman. I never know anything about any of the work I do.”Īlexandra Daddario just wrapped “I Wish You the Best,” which marks the first time Tommy Dorfman has stepped behind the camera. As for when the film will premiere, Arterton said she is in the dark. It was an honor to work with him,” she said of pairing with the legendary actor. He’s eightysomething, and he’s just the hardest working guy. The actress recently wrapped “The Critic,” a film adapted from the Anthony Quinn novel, costarring Ian McKellen.
