Word: moreau
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...opera glasses--and comatose versions of the Slaves and Captives abound in his work. The dream-suffused character of the art of Burne-Jones won him a following on the other side of the Channel by connecting him to painters in the stream of French and Belgian Symbolism: Gustave Moreau, Puvis de Chavannes, Fernand Khnopff. Burne-Jones' morbid hypersensitivity was what made him a genuinely advanced figure in Symbolist eyes, and it is the trait that is bringing him back into popularity today, now that "heroic," confrontational Modernism is losing its mandate in our fin de siecle...
...becomes limply flat. The filmmakers have apparently forgot the need for logical connections and transitions. As a result, the attempt to cross the themes of a modern story of teenage angst with historical drama is doomed from the start, despite valiant efforts by Claire Danes and Jeanne Moreau to elevate the film above the listless script. I Love You, I Love You Not fails as an injudicious, offensive appropriation of the Holocaust...
Daisy (Claire Danes) is a self-conscious teen who attends a pretentious Manhattan private school and spends most of her time reading and day-dreaming. When she goes upstate to visit her beloved Nana (Jeanne Moreau), she immediately relaxes, talking endlessly about her crush on Ethan Wells (Jude Law), the popular and egoistic class jock. Afterwards, when Daisy reads a lustful love poem aloud in class, Ethan immediately recognizes to whom the composition is addressed. He, of course, pursues her and they soon become a couple. But when she confides to Ethan that her Nana is a Holocaust survivor...
...Moreau provides the only spark of genuine emotion in the film. Through her recollections of the Holocaust, she brings to life a rich and deeply introspective character who, in building her relationship with Daisy, overcomes her own fears in order to help relieve her granddaughter's. Though too many of her lines sink into platitudes, Moreau's Nana is the only character who seems to be really evolving throughout the film. Ultimately, she is the only one who finds anything resembling fulfillment...
When it comes to on-the-set notoriety, Kilmer is in a league of his own. He has been accused of sabotaging productions by making up his own dialogue and deliberately burning a cameraman's face with a lighted cigarette while shooting Moreau (Kilmer says it was an accident). Some directors praise the actor's craft and attitude. "Val gives you nuance piled on nuance," says Heat director Michael Mann. "I had a spectacular time working with him." But others hear the word Kilmer and reach for their revolver. "He isn't just a high-strung, difficult actor," says Joel...