CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL

Deneuve's startling portrayal of an icy, sexually adventurous housewife inBelle de Jour helped to establish her as one of the most remarkable andcompelling actresses of her generation. Forty years on and Deneuve isstill widely regarded as one of the greatest and most internationalgrandes dames of French cinema. Despite her international appeal, however,Deneuve has always chosen to avoid the ferocious glare of Hollywood andseldom allows the public into her private life. In CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL,Deneuve gives her fans an exclusive look behind the scenes of her life andcareer in this fascinating collection of seven previously unpublisheddiaries that she kept while filming abroad. Deneuve charts the shooting offilms such as The April Fools co-starring Jack Lemmon; Tristana directed bythe great Luis Buńuel; Indochine, shot in Vietnam, and Lars von Trier'sacclaimed Dancer in the Dark, co-starring Björk. Including an exclusiveinterview with famous director Pascal Bonitzer, CLOSE UP AND PERSONALoffers an intimate and revealing insight into Deneuve's life both on- andoff-screen.