What things make you happy Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n
French movies <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love French cinema <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because there seems to be a freshness in these movies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you a favourite genre <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I like their gangster movies and their thrillers <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But most of all I like their summer movies <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summer movies <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a summer movie <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a movie that is shot or at least set during the summer months <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why do you like these movies <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because one can almost feel the heat <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if one is remote <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without fail these movies seem to be populated by beautiful women <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have read that you consider that French women are the most beautiful in the world and this has caused a hostile reaction in some quarters <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was misquoted <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I actually said that French women on the whole are the most feminine in the world which is pretty obvious <\/p>\n\n\n\n
French women on the whole are very beautiful and their femininity just showcases this<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is all down to the French language and the accompanying mannerisms <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They just seduce me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I cannot really see why my remarks caused upset <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Did you not once say that when you travel on the Metro then it is like being in the pages of Vogue <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Did you not also say when travelling on the Underground it is like being in the pages of Farmers Weekly <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people found that offensive <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a humour that was all <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treat it as a humour <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Were you offended by my humour <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A little as I am an English girl <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are an English Rose <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are very beautiful <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I was a French film director then I would cast you in my next movie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do not know if you are being serious Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am being serious Miss Mills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everybody calls me Rebecca <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But back to more serious things as the subject of this interview is about your favourite things <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sorry Miss Mills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reason that I adore what I term my summer movies is that they are so languid and have an eroticism that is as smooth as velvet <\/p>\n\n\n\n
French movies are known for the unusual amounts of female nudity in them <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I cannot think of a French actress who has not disrobed <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does this upset you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No but I feel that is can be seen as a kind of exploitation <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No more than in any other country <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you were an actress Miss Mills would you think about disrobing on screen <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heavens no <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because I am too shy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think that you are inhibited <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you look at French cinema then a majority of the nudity in these summer movies is casual <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Very rarely are there these pounding love scenes shot mostly in shadow with writhing greased bodies engaged in all kinds of gymnastics <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just watch some of the Eric Rohmer movies which contain little or no nudity <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are sometimes intensely erotic <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A glance <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A touch <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silence <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Claire’s Knee is a great example <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you seen it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do catch it when you can <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although you tend to wear less in the summer you do not walk around naked all the time <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unless you are a nudist beach <\/p>\n\n\n\n
People cover themselves even on a nudist beaches Miss Mills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sun you see can be dangerous <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forgive me that as a silly remark<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My summer movies are full of colour and for some reason are very chic <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They never seem to work too hard <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The way to be chic Miss Mills is by trying not to be chic <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It works you know <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you for that Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seriously you are not a lost cause Miss Mills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will take that on board <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you have a favourite summer movie Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No really I have many but two spring to mind <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those being <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One Deadly Summer <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I cannot say that I have heard of it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a French thriller with Isabelle Adjani <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the whole it is not very nice <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dreadful things happen <\/p>\n\n\n\n
People die <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is still a languid summer movie <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so very very French <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a Wild Moment is the other movie that I think of <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a joy from beginning to end <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nothing really happens but a lot happens <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plot is wafer thin <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two friends and their daughters holiday together in Southern France <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the daughters is rather promiscuous and seduces one of the fathers <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a comedy so light that you are almost waiting for it to break in half<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a wonderful scene on a beach <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In which the Agnes Soral character Francoise argues and chases Pierre <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are arguing and Pierre is trying to hide from his best friend for obvious reasons<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the whole scene Francoise is topless but the scene which if done incorrectly might have seemed exploitative <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this just adds to the fun <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a very subtle and funny scene due to its casual nature <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It sounds a nice movie to watch <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The movie has been remade twice since then <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blame it on Rio was the English language remake and it was everything that the original French movie was not <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was as subtle as a car crash and very very exploitative<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I absolutely hated it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The movie was remade again a few years ago in France and was in my view rather good but it lacked the innocence of the original<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s all Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it a wrap Miss Mills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am afraid so <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been nice speaking to you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You just need to loosen up <\/p>\n\n\n\n
People warned me that you were direct and I should have found that nature of remark insulting <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I feel that I have just conducted one of my most enjoyable interviews in years <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You have no ego Joe and that is so refreshing <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of those who I interview are just egos <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are very tiresome <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You cannot ask this question or that question <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I answer all questions Miss Mills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But why no ego <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am a poet <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have an ego and you are a true poet then you will soon fall into the gutter <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you Joe <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pleasure is all mine <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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