Sunday, June 6, 2010

Watched a movie with Ethan Hawke



So the family I babysit for is connected in the film industry out here. The husband is a director for a small company out here. Through his work he has made friends with many actors and directors and such, plus the fact that he can speak English is a big bonus for those in the industry that don't speak french but are in France for filming and such. One of said friends is Ethan Hawke. He was in town the past few months filming a new movie and Sebastian (the husband) asked him if he wanted to present a film and have a discussion about it with the audience afterwards. So being the family's babysitter, and Sebastian knowing that I have an interest in film, he invited me and a few friends to come to this film presentation. So Saturday morning at 11am, me and two girlfriends went to a small little theatre in Paris and waited with the rest of the audience for the showing of Point Blank (a 1967 Lee Marvin film) to start. As a guy was explaining that after the film we would be able to discuss the film with Ethan, I happened to turn around and look towards the door and who should pop their head into the theatre but Ethan Hawke. We made full eye contact and I even got a little smile :) I then told my girlfriends who also turned around and smiled at Ethan, and then of course giggled. It was quite clear that we were the north americans in the room! lol So Ethan presented the film and then he went and sat in the balcony of the theatre and we all watched Point Blank. It was actually a really good film and I really enjoyed it. Then afterwards Ethan came back to the main level of the theatre and sat up front and did a question and answer period for a while. It was pretty neat to sit there and discuss the film with him. It was interesting to hear another actors perspective about the acting within the film and on the film as a whole. Afterwards, Ethan was a sport and signed some autographes and even took some pictures with people. It was quite a quaint little event and a pretty cool experience. Gotta love having random connections like that :)

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