Post by Carla on Oct 15, 2006 15:42:48 GMT
Source: The Star Online
ROME (AP): Nicole Kidman premiered her movie "Fur'' _ based
loosely on the life of photographer Diane Arbus _ at the
inaugural Rome Film Festival, which opened Friday.
"I wanted to support this festival and Italy,'' Kidman told a news
conference. "Film festivals are very good for small films like this
one, the more we have the better.''
The film by director Steven Shainberg tells the story of the
transformation of a shy 1950s housewife into an artist, a move
triggered by a passionate love affair with Lionel, her mysterious
mentor played by Robert Downey Jr.
"It's a small, small portrait. In fact it's called an imaginary
portrait. What counts is the creativity of the artist, what's inside,''
Kidman said. "My way of trying to play her was more trying to
capture her inner self.''
The festival will bring a handful of Hollywood stars to the Italian
capital, including Sean Connery, who received a career
achievement award in Rome on Thursday night, Leonardo
DiCaprio and Richard Gere.
"Fur,'' which combines biography and fictional romance, is shown
out of competition along with other premieres, such
as "Alatriste,'' a movie about a soldier living in 17th-century Spain
starring Viggo Mortensen; "The Hoax,'' starring Gere; and Mira
Nair's "The Namesake,'' about an Indian family moving to New
York City.