A Merrier Marrakech
The news that my film "Donor" will be screened at the Marrakech Film Festival in Morocco in December was enough for me.
Merry Christmas na, eh. And then the festival programmer informed me that two of the actors I have always admired will be watching Donor as members of the jury. They are (drum roll) John Malkovich and Gael Garcia Bernal.I first saw John Malkovich in "Empire of the Sun," playing one of the street-smart prisoners, along with a very young Christian Bale. I thought he was great. But it wasn't until "Dangerous Liaisons" that I became a fan. His Valmont, the charming, scheming partner of Glenn Close and lover of Michelle Pfeiffer and Uma Thurman, was perfect. I remember being amazed at how someone who isn't conventionally handsome could play the sexy beast so convincingly. His most memorable performance for me, though, will always be in "The Sheltering Sky," opposite Debra Winger. It was magnetic, malalim.
Gael Garcia Bernal, on the other hand, is my man-crush. This guy has the looks, talent, brains...maybe not the height, but I guess you can't hog it all. That height hasn't seemed to have stopped this Mexican, though. Look at the successful international career he's crafted for himself-after starring in two of Mexico's most critically acclaimed films, "Amores Perros" and "Y Tu Mama Tambien" (and after doing a Che Guevarra biopic), he stars in a European film with French director Michel Gondry and French icon Charlotte Gainsbourg, and then a Hollywood film with Meryl Streep's "Mama Mia!" daughter and rising Hollywood staple Amanda Seyfried. In the latter, one of his least serious films, he plays a charming, excitable, difficult-to-hate chef. Like Edward Norton, you wonder what this actor can't do.
I just hope I don't choke on my wine when I see them at the awards night- win...or no win.
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