23/02/2003
- da SMH.com.au: Un
po' arrugginito (=Rusty) dopo un po' di pioggia
L'apparizione di Russell Crowe - appena
sceso da un aereo dopo dei preparativi per il matrimonio
con la cantante Danielle Spencer - e' coincisa con
un'interruzione della pioggia al Tropfest l'altra sera.
[...]
Crowe si e' unito a Claudia Karvan,
Gillian Armstrong, Andrew Mason e Emma Freeman a formare
la giuria del festival. Sfoggia ancora la coda di cavallo
dal film di Peter Weir, 'Master and
Commander - The Far Side of the World', di prossima
uscita.
La pubblicista dell'attore, Wendy Day,
ha detto che Crowe e' arrivato a Sydney alle 6.30 di
mattina dopo un viaggio a Parigi per farsi creare le fedi
nuziali e per l'abito da sposa della Spencer creato su
misura a Milano. I due sono stati anche a York per
visitare i nonni di lei, che non stanno abbastanza bene
per assistere al grande evento.
Mentre non ha fatto commenti sul quando
e dove avra' luogo il matrimonio, la Day ha detto che
Crowe voleva essere parte della giuria per aiutare il suo
amico John Polson, il direttore artistico del Tropfest. I
due avevano recitato la parte di due amanti nel film 'The
Sum of Us' e Crowe aveva finanziato il festival
quando aveva incontrato difficolta' con gli sponsor. [...]
(A riguardo leggi una
parte di un'intervista a John Polson)
A little Rusty after a bit of rain
By Garry Maddox, Film Writer 24/2/2003
The appearance of Russell Crowe - fresh
off a plane after marriage preparations with singer
Danielle Spencer - coincided with a break in the rain at
Tropfest last night.
While showers throughout the day
threatened the country's biggest short-film festival, the
weather cleared and the Domain had filled by early evening.
The 11th Tropfest, which attracted a
record 723 entries, was also relayed via satellite to five
capital cities around the country. Organisers were hoping
for a national audience of 150,000.
Despite the absence of big-budget films
shooting in Sydney, the line-up of judges was
representative of the festival's impressive profile in the
film industry.
Crowe joined actress Claudia Karvan,
director Gillian Armstrong, producer Andrew Mason and last
year's winner Emma Freeman on the judging panel. He still
sported the ponytail from Peter Weir's film, Master and
Commander - The Far Side of the World, which is due
out mid-year.
The Oscar-winning actor's publicist,
Wendy Day, said Crowe had arrived in Sydney at 6.30am
after a trip to have wedding rings designed in Paris and a
wedding dress for Spencer fitted in Milan. They also went
to York to visit her grandparents, who are not well enough
to travel for the big event.
While not commenting on when or where
their marriage would take place, Day said Crowe wanted to
be one of the judges to support a long-time friend,
Tropfest's creative director, John Polson. The two played
lovers in The Sum of Us and Crowe supported the
festival when it ran into sponsorship difficulties.
The 16 finalists, all featuring a
reference to a rock as this year's signature item,
included comedies, dramas and two animated films. Polson
said the fact that there were fewer comedies than usual
reflected that filmmakers were working in troubling times.
Karvan said she was looking for films with heart in her
role as a judge.
Arriving from early afternoon, the crowd
brought tarpaulins, umbrellas, beach shelters and even
small tents. Despite the rain, good spirits prevailed.
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