SHE IS DISAPPOINTED THAT HER NEXT FILM IS DIRECTED
BY STEPHEN SODERBERGH
Fearless Franka
Kaleem Aftab creeps up on FRANKA POTENTE. Germany’s all action, all auteur Uber babe.
ranka l’ntente‘x ('\' ix ax imprexxi\e ax her kiek—axx. all—aetinn ph_\xit|ue. ’I'he (ierman l'irxt xprinted intn the puhlie ennxeinuxnexx \\ hen xhe ran and ran for then hn) friend 'l’nm 'I‘\\_\ker and xinee then xhe’x turned up in all xnrtx nl' tme\peeted plaeex. lla\ing linllnxx ed lx’iui l.(’/(l lx’riir \\ ith a xtarring turn in the eult (ierman hnrrnr .Iiiirrniiir. xhe xueeexxlull} made the jump Statexide appearing in ’I'ed I)emme’x laxt lietinn l'ilm. li/nu'. 'I‘ndd Snlnnd/x .Sriii'rril/i/te. and \xax the highlight of I)ntrg I.imanix 'I'lri' [iii/trite li/i'nlifr.
'I‘he annre\ie lil‘ext}le iii a Iltill}\\irirtl damxel did nnt xttit the fill—)ear-nld. She hated the training and dieting required l‘nr '/'/ii' lint/rm- lilt'll/lfl and nttl) appeared in the \CtIIICI heeauxe her enrttraet xaid xn. 'I‘he deeixinn tn hnlt l‘rnm IInIl}\\nnd left the \aeuum that Diane Kruger \\ax happ_\ tn lill. l’ntente'x return 10 I‘illl‘UDL‘ ll;t\ \CL‘Il I’L‘IL‘I' (ireena\\a_\ tttILIL‘tI [H lIlL‘ lel of auteurx enarnnured h_\ her eharmx. She'x alxn heen pnpping tip in an eeleetie mi\ nl‘ (iertttatt lilmx and grill} indelk'ndent fare. \nnethelexx. it \\;1x a xurprixe
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lirxt time Britixh filmmaker ('hrix Smith.
I’ntente pla}x Rate. a puhlieixt \\hn gnex nut \xith the intentinn nl xereuing (ienrge ('lnnne} and endx tip running the gauntlet in the l.nndnn l‘ndergrnund. She \xax attraeted tn the rnle heeattxe. ax xhe putx it: ‘I'm a hig fan nf hnrrnr mn\iex. It makex me angr} \\ hen I \xateh hnrrnt' and xee eharaeterx reaet in a \\a_\ that I find implauxihle. In order for xnmething xurreal to happen. _\nu need a enntraxt pnint. xnmething real that _\nu ean identif} \xith. Kate ix the perxnn \\hn takex the audienee through the film and leadx them h_\
the hand. I'nr the lirxt 35 minutex the audienee dnex nnt knn\\ \xhere the lilm ix gning and then we hit them n\ er the head.‘
When _\nu need a girl tn kiek axx nr ehange the enlnur nl her hair. I’ntente makex .\Iilla .lnxnx ieh look like a mnuxe. Yet it'x nnt the inner \\’nnder \\'nman that makex her xtand head and xhnulderx ahnx e her ili\ the eeleetie l‘ttlL‘\. [IlL‘ ;t\\k\\;tl'tI gait ttlltI her xaxx_\ attitude.
‘I al\\a_\x appreeiate making with direetnrx \thn write their n\\n xtul't'.‘ xhe e\plainx \\ith a peeuliar .-\meriean tIl‘;t\\l. She dexerihex the lel til dexirahle attrihutex nl' a direetnr like a xehnnlgirl making a \\ixh lixt for her perleet hn} l'riend: 'lt ean he xnmehnth \thn hax \\nrked l-nr _\eat‘x nr a dehtltante. \Vhat ix important ix tn meet and talk a little hit and xee if _\nu truxt eaeh nther. Snmetimex xnmehnd} \xhn haxn‘t \xnrked lnr )L‘dl’x and _\earx in the huxinexx hax a l'rexher apprnaeh. In get thrnugh a xi\ \\eek xlrnnt. _\nu need a direetnr that ean alleet peane and hax a Int nl energy.
'I‘he dexire IIUI It) he ettlttl} lilttxx or direeted h} ingeninux auteurx xurel} makex I’ntente the nnl} aetnr dixappninted that their ne\t film ix ‘nnl.\” heing direeted h_\ Stephen Snderhergh. ‘.\I_\ ne\t film ix (lie. the hixtnrieal epie nn ('he (iue\ara. I gnt the prnleet l'rnm 'I‘errenee \Ialiek hut unfnrtunatel} he had tn drnp nut. Stephen Snderhergh eame in. hut tn he hnnext \xith _\nu. Stephen Snderhergh dnex a lnt nl lilmx xn )nu‘re mueh tnnre likel_\ tn unrk \xith Snderhergh than \laliek. hut I'm delinitel_\ nnt er} ing ahnttt it.' I’nlente ix ittxt \\a_\ Inn hard linr Ieat'x.
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