Comments for Romain Duris at http://themovie-fanatic.com , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://themovie-fanatic.com Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:18:02 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/stars/romain_duris/#comment-4418 I first saw Romain Duris in a small part when the cats away, I was struck by his energy in this small part. I came to Crazy Stranger without realizing it was the same actor. This became my favorite movie for a few years. As a lover of quality films and completely dis-hearted with American cinema I came to find more and more of Romain on the screen and have yet to let down by both the quality of roles and the performance. The beat that my heart skipped was recommended over and over I resisted watching because of my own mobster family backround, finally I watched this and found myself in a wow place for a few hours afterwards and inspired myself to rethink my creativity. Romain and the circle of artists he is working with have continued to keep film alive and real. - pema Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:48:48 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/stars/romain_duris/#comment-356 my e mail address is lorcerrini@hotmail.com i wish i had his but i don't till then - lorena Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:31:51 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/stars/romain_duris/#comment-355 i love the way Roamin Duris performs in his movies. I am a 30 year old woman from Argentina and I simply cannot stop watching his films. He is so talented and such a great actor i hope he contacts me one day!!!!!! - lorena Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:30:50 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/stars/romain_duris/#comment-80 This is an interesting piece of news for all Romain Duris\' fans. Contact Music reports: [QUOTE]French actor ROMAIN DURIS turned down a dream role starring alongside DANIEL CRAIG in CASINO ROYALE - because filmmaker MARTIN CAMPBELL made him take numerous English tests. The 33-year-old auditioned for the part of the villain in the 2006 James Bond movie, but became frustrated when he realised he would have to rapidly improve his bilingual skills. He says, \"I\'d already done an audition and a test for my English and then they wanted yet another English test. Well, I had other things to do. I was working on Dans Paris and I didn\'t want to risk spoiling that. I said, \'Do I work like a madman to improve my English or do I say stop?\'\" But Duris does not regret turning down the role and thinks his replacement, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, did an excellent job as bad guy Le Chiffre. He adds, \"The guy they cast is very good. I know I could do it too, but I have no regrets.\" [/QUOTE] - Admin Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:23:53 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/stars/romain_duris/#comment-77 I would love to see them both in another movie! Both are huge stars in France, and I think its about time we get to watch more of them, in a number of indie productions. Romain is reported to have been sooo particularly great in Molierè! - Admin Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:08:47 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/stars/romain_duris/#comment-61 2 cool french stars, is there any chance Romain is paired to Audrey Tautou again? Their work in THe Spanish Apartment is great, would love to see them again in another film, they got good chemistry together. - Lukas Jamieson Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:54:04 +0100 http://themovie-fanatic.com/spotlights/stars/romain_duris/#comment-46 From the Telegraph, there is an interesting and insightful review of Romain Duris\' latest film, Molier. Aside from the review, there is an interesting take on how Duris became an actor, to quote: [QUOTE]Romain Duris had to be persuaded to take his first screen test - now he is starring as Molière and is one of the hottest of a new generation of actors. He talks to Sheila Johnston A few months ago, the New York Times magazine published an article, complete with glossy fashion shoot, on an elite corps of electrifying young actors poised to become major stars. A standard showbusiness story, in other words. But this one had a twist. \"America is suffering from a leading-man deficit,\" it complained. And France is now the place to find them. Romain Duris, 33, is the hottest of this generation of Latin \"lover boys\", as the article\'s headline put it. He has made more than 30 films, the best known of which here is Jacques Audiard\'s classy thriller The Beat That My Heart Skipped. As an insolent thug with an impossible dream of becoming a concert pianist, Duris burned up the screen with his brooding good looks and furious intensity. Released almost simultaneously, Arsène Lupin was a frivolous swashbuckler but it still showcased the versatility of his talent. He now has another new film. Molière, a well-upholstered literary drama, imagines what happened when the playwright vanished, aged 22, without trace for 15 years. He had, it appears, lofty aspirations to pen tragedies, at which he was howlingly bad. [/QUOTE] More from the Telegraph website [URL=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/07/06/nosplit/bfduris106.xml]Molière Review[/URL] I simply admire this guy, and his film The beat that my heart Skipped is one of the best films I have watched. He\'s quite good too in the Spanish Apartment...hope he\'ll do more films, 1 film every 2 years seems to be too long a wait! - Admin Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:44:02 +0100