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VENICE, Italy -- Catherine Deneuve plays an icon of French cinema in “The Truth.” She even chose her own middle name, Fabienne, for her character who says things like, “I’d rather have been a bad friend and a bad mother and a great actress.” But don’t go looking for some essential truths, or gossip, about Deneuve in lines like that, or in Fabienne’s eyeroll at the mention of Brigitte Bardot. The 76-year-old insists that similarities end with the name.

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Ben Croll Rennes-based production outfit Vivement Lundi!, whose short film “Memorable” claimed two top prizes at last year’s Annecy Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award, returns this year to pitch a project of a wholly different flavor.Presented in the Mifa Pitch forum, the short-format series “Douce” (French for “Meek”) offers a bawdy and irreverent look at modern maternity, centering on a 41 year-old force of nature with three kids to feed, one more on the way, and no use for

Jill Goldsmith The French Tennis Federation announced Wednesday that this year’s French Open (Roland-Garros tournament) will be played over three weeks, from Sept 21-Oct. 11 providing the conditions relating to the COVID-19 health crisis allow it to go ahead.The Parisian Grand Slam was granted an extra week of competition, which means the qualifying tournament can be played from September 21-25, followed by the main draw starting Sept.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentParis-based Hue Dada!, a startup CGI animation studio, has put into development “Blackboard Monsters” (“MonstrOtableau”), an edutainment comedy that looks set to roll off the technological innovation at the heart of the new company.Forging a fun universe for 3-5s, “Blackboard Monsters” is written by Hue Dada! editorial director Sophie Decroisette whose lengthy screenplay credits take in multi-prized productions such as “The Babaloos,” “Code Lyoko,”

Conversations with Friends is currently in the works to become a television series and it centres around a lesbian character, Bobbi and a bisexual character, Frances. A bisexual character! I’m ready to see that and hear the word bisexual on screen, as so many shows shy away from the word.

Real Housewives of Orange County star Kelly Dodd‘s 13-year-old daughter sure is living up to her name! Jolie Dodd —  the word “jolie” is French for “pretty one” — looked absolutely beautiful in a vacation photo with her 44-year-old mom. Not only that, she resembled pop superstar Ariana Grande, 26, so much, the two could be long-lost sisters. Kelly shared the mother and daughter photo to her Instagram on June 8, as Jolie puckered up her lips for the selfie.

OK! magazine, the 56-year-old said: ‘We don’t talk about it a lot. He’s been thrilled about certain things I’ve done, but he’s not a fan of mine and I don’t want him to be.‘I want him to be my son.