Very interesting Guardian interview with Vanessa Redgrave

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Kind of long, but for those who have seen her films (and I've seen only about a half dozen) and appreciate her talent, I think this was interesting - and funny, for example:

...As she walks off, I ask if she lives in England all the time or part of the year in Italy. She has one last snap for old time’s sake. “In England. But I go to spend time with my husband in Italy, who you didn’t ask me about.”

I apologise, and ask her to tell me about her non-legally-binding marriage to Nero. But she’s halfway out of the door. “I won’t. Thank you, Simon, goodbye.” As she leaves, I shout after her: “Vanessa Redgrave, who is the love of your life?”

With her back to me, she shouts out: “One of the loves of my life is Franco Nero.” And the others? “My children, my relatives, my co-mates who I’m working with. Thank you very much, Simon. Goodbye. Hahaha!”

And now the formidable, forbidding Vanessa Redgrave is laughing like a schoolgirl. “That is the weirdest end to an interview I’ve ever had. Hahahahha!” And she shuts the door, and disappears.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/jun/13/vanessa-redgrave-interview-simon-hattenstone

Since Ms. Redgrave is now 79, that took some effort on Simon's part!

Editing to say, surprise, surprise, I've actually seen 8 of her films, all of which I enjoyed, except perhaps Little Odessa, which I found kind of tedious. But Julia and the 7% Solution are two of my favorite films - her performance in the former being the primary reason.

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1. It's possible there was never a more beautiful woman in film than VR in Blow-Up

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2. I saw her as Isadora Duncan in the play 'When She Danced' years ago in London, she

was very wonderful. On another occasion I was introduced to her and that was a great delight indeed. Also I once saw her interviewed by Simon Callow at the British Film Institute. One of my favorites.

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3. I've met some celebrities, and I'm always struck by how good

their people skills are - which intuitively would make sense if it weren't for the occasional exception (like Justin Bieber, for example).

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4. One of my favorites and a classic, IMO,

is Isadora, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora

It's about the Bohemian American dancer, Isadora Duncan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan

And who can ever forget her performance with the dashing Franco Nero in Camelot? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot_(film)

That film that always brings me to tears because of the musical's popularity during JFK's administration. I can't help myself.

It was fun to see her reunited with Nero in Letters to Juliet more recently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_to_Juliet