http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/she_has_a_face_part_iii To crib a category from Kathy Fennessy, I have got to talk about Isild Le Besco's face. Here she is: But usually she's playing very young and slightly unhinged sensualists. She usually looks more like this: I write about Backstage (SIFF 2006) in the DVD column this week. I was impressed by her performance--not to mention her name (Le Besco? what does that mean, woodsy one?)--in that damp-eyed impression of celebrity mania. But she's even better as a suicidal nurse named Fred in SIFF 2007's A Parting Shot (original title Pas douce, a reference to Fred's not-so-soft preferences in bed),... Copyright 2008 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:12:07 -0800 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:50:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss the first picture is scary. she looks like shes going to pull her head off her neck, gleefully.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/she_has_a_face_part_iii#c737457 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/she_has_a_face_part_iii#c737457 SIFF Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:25:54 -0800 When she first hit the scene, I wanted to hate her—so blonde, so pretty—but her talent won me over. She's also great in Roberto Succo and Sade (with Mssr. Colin). The latter is a dud, but I did get to see her introduce the Toronto premiere. She's more delicate in person than she appears on screen.

]]> Kathy Fennessy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/she_has_a_face_part_iii#c737682 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/she_has_a_face_part_iii#c737682 SIFF Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:50:42 -0800