at the National Film Theatre
Catherine Deneuve is France's most popular film star. However as a youngster she had no ambition to be an actress until she was 'pushed' into small film parts by her theatrical family. Today her classic beauty and cool, enigmatic quality have helped to establish her as an actress of international stature. Yet, as she tells Michael Billington in tonight's Guardian Lecture, she has never appeared on the live stage and is haunted by a fear of doing so.
(The Young Girls of Rochefort next Saturday)