| Show V"'Ne04V"''s1'1f-li''e404a-r'Wo'400P-v-i 10E The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday February 26 1989 Isabella Rossellini carefully maintains life as private citizen is is to go into the smallest detail Maria is not a general woman in a general situation It's a specific woman in that specific situation So my work is quite the opposite If there's anything in the script that's slightly By Stephanie Mansfield Was'aington Post Writer NEW YORK — A woman walks down Wert Broadway mustard-colore- d shawl around her head huddled against the wind in a dark overcoat There's a nylon backpack perched on the crest of her spine and her stride is purposeful "I walk I take public transportation Nobody bothers me" Private citizen Isabella Fiore Ila Elettra Giovanna Rossellini blends in with her So Ho neighbors so much so that when she walks into her favorite Italian bistro and takes a seat by the window the waiters merely regard her as anGther good customer who also speaks Italian and happens to show up on the big screen occasionally Rossellini's latest role as the married legal secretary Maria Hardy who leaves her longtime husband for freewheeling Ted Danson in "Cousins" a remake of the 1976 French hit "Cousin Cousine" has critics comparing her luminous beauty and infectious screen appeal to that of her late mother actress Ingrid Bergman But Rossellini is not asked about those comparisons or the childhood scars left by her parents' notorious marriage and subsequent divorce She is also not asked about her controversial role in "Blue Velvet" or her supposed ongoing love affair David with the film's director Lynch or about her two director Martin Scorsese and model and aspiring filmmaker Jonathon Weidemann who shares custody of their daughter Mettra And she is decidedly not asked about a reported love affair with Mikhail Baryshnikov on the set of "White Nights" although such real-lif- e experiences seem to echo the g themes in "Cousins": infidelity happiness motherhood familial loyalty and romance "I want to talk about my work" she says pressing a thin lemon slice to the bottom of her teacup "I don't want to talk about society or human behavior It's not my job to do that" Still could she perhaps talk in general terms about men and women marriage and divorce? "No I won't" she says firmly "I'm willing to talk about the film I feel very embarrassed to use the example of the film to tell people what to do I always feel very embarrassed when I'm asked to generalize Because I'm net a sociologist I'm an actress The work of an actress at least I think it general that's the area I'm working to make very specific" The color rises on her ivory skin She wears a schoolgirl's gray cashmere sweater over gray wool slacks Her auburn hair is cut short swept back behind delicate ears pierced by tiny gold hoops holding white pearls Her Lancome-pinlips are plump and her wide smile reveals oversize white teeth one of them slightly chipped Her voice is a rich lilting Euro singsong She sounds like her mother But you resist the urge to ask her to say "Reeck you'll have to do de thinking for both of us" Was there anything in the character of Maria Hardy that specifically drew Rossellini to the part? "It wasn't the character of Maria I liked" she says "It was the script" She does concede "I think she had to be serene and I knew that I could portray serenity because I'm very often hired to give that image" She stares out the window "When I look at any of my films I can't say that that episode corresponded in my life at this time But I can say that Maria's feeling of abandonment it is You recall something that I felt k that feeling" By the time I abella was born in 1952 her mother had been married to director Roberto Rossellini for two years and the union was rocky They had shocked the world with their love affair and the resulting scandal left Bergman a Hollywood outcast They divorced when Isabella was 6 and she her twin sister Ingrid and older brother Robertino were the subjects of a bitter custody battle Raised by a nanny they were ensconced in a house across the street from their father who had remarried and fathered more children (He died in 1977) "I had many brothers and sisters It was one of the things I liked best" says Rossellini She does not have a strong urge to be alone "Some people belong more to a group And I kind of feel I belong more to a group than alone" Her childhood was anything but risk-takin- Is she a 1 '61: 1 V i : ' ' -14( " etAl t D I ile ' ' BES ACTOR A I' 4 - k 40o 411t 01' ' 4 i'1tA i ' - D I: ' fyi 1i! N A 6 4 17140 1101A '"'-- ' '1 1 Isabella Rossellini Blends With Neighbors correct scoliosis as a teen-age- r and spent a year in a body cast While her sister was more intellectual Isabella — a product of the New School for Social Research — exhibited more interest in the arts than in academics She became a celebrity in Italy as a broadcast journalist then turned to modeling She signed a contract with Lancome as its multimillion-dolla- r face in 1982 She is an avowed feminist is said to prefer baggy clothes and is currently taking zoology courses at New York University There seems to be an air of mystery to her life and work Perhaps it's a genetic collision of Italian passion and Swedish reserve In "Cousins" she says "there's a line that I say en passant 'I never cry' To me it was an indication that she had kind of numbed herself by killing what was childlike and - lio : 'ST DIRECTO : AlitrA OM N A V A 11- k - soo GtAsC De ' ' I IAP" to 11 0111 1 4 25 SO 7 o L s "WOKING GIRL" (R) TODAY AT 2:20 445 700 MONDAY AT 700 920 NOMINATED FOR 6 ACADEMY AWARDS "WANING TH1 CUBE" 1:$0 3:45 540 "TM NAKED GUN" TODAY AT 1:30 9:20 MONDAY AT 7:30 'TWINS" TODAY AT MONDAY (PG) 1:45 3:40 "WORKING GIRL" 2:40 SOD 720 200 920 ' NOMINATED FOR "THE BURRS" 1131!:- 730 920 "(MANN° RODARDS GIMP - 925 SII Rczx - mir:7r7:i So SI t ' i A sil up 950 'LI It —3 4"" oft:t 7 - )40- 4 1I11 STEREO rs TIMM -- : naf4 1 no ” - F 7 BS i :1 ' 1 ' v '' (PG-13- 4attegiitteititi ) At HOFFMAN DUSTIN RAIN MAN 0 et ' ':1'' 4V"- 111' - 278 4711 (1 TAP 1 4- SCI:r IT 3:00 (12:45 tCI 515 ' SO FL E -- V NICK HOUR THREE FUGITIVES 7:3 (1:00) (3:10) (5:20) eG-13- DUSTIN 00) (3:00) - f (400) MOO) 2:00 i f : li j- - ()PP Itir - HER ALIBI fZ' (12 45) (3 OW (5 001 BETTE 10 (PG) 7 15 9 30 4 i 3) 1 01 r ' k se - :tiela: - t - - titre ° 1) i BEST i 1 t 4fi:ig Ak James Acheson - 1 ifFirr sA' - pto- I 'i ::: 1:11 - '' j '‘ : - Ti I 4 t ROBARDS DREAM ALEX A ROCCO PIPER COREY FELDMAN LITTLE DREAM ktS 01110 't1SUSAN "'BRUSSEL LIVINGSTONE JAY FRANKLIN (PI LAURIE BLAKELY 4114 MEREDITH MIKE MOT ROCCO CD' cAvv KING EISENBERG WILLIAM 1:MJANE FEINBERG" '"-- DANIEL DI PICTURES ' '77 0 E PRODUCTION SALENGEll McNAMARA FENTON INIM JOHN ROCCO ADLER DEAIER 'it DI Awl 4 OISt '011FIC (10N ST:ARTS -- C Aem - 194i 00(004 Agp0311" Lao OiCk 9 40 In 10 ' HAM M APIPAtemAWAPA0501kalnik 00e ‘AL 41 4-- ' ' - '4 Air r:4 I 4 - ' Aridthit AllitA L'Il s :Vt- lf' e V ' ' g 44 : ' ' e ea- 4ARNtRE3ROSNar AIM tIMITEDNad GttNNCIIN NM tNIt RIAINMNT po DAVI RODS LAWNS SWOOSit Kt 101 Kt ANURttVIS VII DK AMMAR GtOkt u f NICK'S FR - — Co -- MAI h MK NO Ill ROA D NARAIOI 11 HUI I RI II r tlt RAIAN st4“4CHRISTOPIIR hAACTON supoftaltilAISONI)DANGIRttSISbNORMA ribMANHANIN rWRION MOONIAN 3oSIIPI-It03-flit ARS 7:'---- rk4 LACLOSssh0-1RISICHII- I j 18 ItittiltC6S1 ss STELOfF W cto it IS IN Trrnpit - 0 irafrz 1401LADATCLNILL '"42?Z"'° -- STEREO AT DO-- 2:30 4:45 7:10 9:35 IN13 TODAY IN DOIBY STEREO 450 AT 7:1 0 '' MENAUU imalit 930 TODAY IN DOIEY STEREO AT 245 5 7:I 5 9 3d - InmmismemenEpoeerf i -- t 01011PA114111 1 ar-1- - 77:"7"V JAY FRANKLIN PICK YOUR CARD PLACE YOUR AD - '0iClItAttatINTEP: :f PLI 1 01WOM ST011 Ch1LrX ELLEN IVIARC ROCCO FRIDAY MARCH 3RD T 9A1y) DANIEL COREY ' ' - ''' ":' f ' 4 JACKSON1111 Wife KASANOFF EISENBERG an STANTON VICTORIA 4011LAWRENCE wolacts ROCCO HARRY DEAN MATT maim EISENBERG MARC MARC 1 i ' itl - t - fr t I : ' 111 George Fenton t'" 4 - - CJI00tRIDs Dt Pt e 1 ' i- n way (R) 7 1 - ORIGINAL SCORE ‘ rii:alitiltatWLiit: ' Ilte : 1001 'fV BEST 4 e t:-i- Af '' s N vioi-tg- e:' - ' : -- JI ft 40tilli - r :: 4 1 BEST ART DIRECTION Art Lbrection: tart CrAig Set Dec ()Nih on: Gerard Jaes 4 f!!!te-- :1' - il L - (PG) 46 - :Veotk i COSTUME DESIGN - 7 ''''' : attieroor :'s - ': 4Ykk '' v: : r' Attt-wit A 11 LIGHTNING RD 54TH SO THE FLY II 3 00 (12 45 500 404 i 3 IPG-1- AL enot (11rilAEAs 4P Chnstopher Hampton - I JASON (PG-- 1 d THREE FUGITIVES (1245) (300) (5:151 745 ERIC AILk " n - - 12:45) (3:00) (5:15) 2:45 101II NICK NOLTE 715 930 tPG - 13 0 (' c! t A ot TOM HANKS (PG) I1 it- con u s II gt a n - f e 4:30 711 TIMES PUBLISHED ARE FOR TODAY Al a I- SO CUBE (PG) THE BURES :e tiro - STEREO 4 MIDLER BEACHES 100 IA On 7 414 ) i (R) 7:00 10:0QA - 11nPrite - BEST SCREENPLAY nalit:) ::iiit lc REDWOOD HOFFMAN - '261WaNiZFlaWSP- LA Mrmmt 4 BETTE MIDLER 4 TOM SHUCK - THE BEACHES RAIN MAN ' 7:10 9:45 r reior-- --- TRUE BELIEVER (R) 100) (315) (5:30) 7:4510:00 969-626- 44 I 59TAH5 (5:00 ) AUWallet 1 4 TODAY IN DOLBY STEREO AT 2:15 4:50 Lot ric t ES - - — JAMES WOODS 278-471- 1 s - y CI MCI R E ir O'S HARRY CRUMB? 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6200 STIRIO 510 DAILY IN DOLBY STEREO 230 445 AO 935 EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT NOMINATED FOR 7 ACADEMY AWARDS HA 1fASHION META " Illrl°uPlYINcIlltill 419 00 9 40 7 I 1245 3:45 7:00 9:45 Zoom i 50 425 0010 271147i) OU 45 A k di 04" 141011 sou 1:1"11YcaltNE Rs-1m k PLAZA 969 MANN 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 STIPIO "DANGEROUS IIAISONS" - O 1 ' - '177"'7 00" i toott 0 owxo 004 iCROSSROAEMASIII& lebicvkievto 3 HRS OF PAILKING S WOMTK 116354' U1111 'THE LAND BEFORE TIME" (G) TODAY IN DOLBY STEREO Ai 1:45 5:40 NO SHOW ON MONDAY AT N r "THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST" TODAY IN DOLBY STEREO AT 320 MONDAY AT 715 940 CRUISE AAAI 10111rcTAE-M5- "DANGEROUS LIAISONS" (R) TODAY 230 450 710 910 MONDAY 12:00 2:20 4:45 1:15 9:45 NI lki Marie-Christin- IIIHIEMownimENEIMMINNEMINCIONEMIEmalla levint4n 2 — 1 a in college Un Amefica) and they come and visit me I was very close to them so when I received the script it was completely coincidence I wanted to call and giggle about it but its a very very good script I didn't know what to do On one hand I wanted to do the film but on the other hand I really want to make sure I discuss with you the remake But they were thrilled" Rossellini took her daughter Elettra on location and she played with Ted Danson's children It was a happy set she says She would like to have more children but I don't have any marriage plans" She finishes her tea and reaches for her coat She bids the waiter ciao and wraps the scarf around her head She has revealed little but seems polite and eager to promote the film which she enjoyed Only once does she hint at her own romantic tumult "Cousins" she says celebrates "the charm of family despite all the complications" She says it was Stephen Metcalfe's witty adaption of "Cousin Cousinethat attracted her to the film "One always has a little bit of hesitation when it comes to a remake" says Rossellini "but I understand completely the marketing value of it I know that any film no matter how successful it is if it's not in English with American actors it makes a certain amount of money but it never " Her voice trails off "But sometimes from the artistic point of view you say 'What are we doing here?' I knew the people who produced 'Cousin Cousine' because the producer produced my father's last film We're very good friends He was married to the lady who did Mae ria in the first film Barrault They're divorced now but tpLZAIMIELNItt5-A their children are from" low-budg- PG - 0 R glmi 1 - ST I :' ID Uk T 1 s PLAYBOY KABC TV NEWSDAY THE MOVIES BALTIMORE SUN LOLIIS POST DISPATCH DE NEWS HOUSTON CHRONICLE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER KCBS TV KNBCTV NEWHOUSE NEWSPAPERS S : ' "I come from a family of artists and my approach to life has always been bohemian in a way" Rossellini once told a reporter She endured a painful operation to Ruff ' ) ' ' ' Dustin USA TODAY WABCTV I 4vh 4 INCLUDING PEOPLE rt 1 i ONE OF THE YEAR'S TEN BEST - A All of a sudden they say of you This film is going to do things for me' I don't know I hope Mostly what I hope is that it will bring me more work More scripts to choose "normal" wont tme PST ' ':' : I — ' ? "It depends on the situation" She laughs "The films are not a portrait of my life They are not an autobiography whatsoever I believe it's true for any actor The fun of being an actress is to be in a situation that isn't your own and portray a person that isn't you and to make that person real I mean how do you want me to compare my life to Maria's life? I'm from Europe She's from the Northwest She comes from a family that's ethnic I came from a family that was very sophisticated the intelligentsia of Europe" In examining a character she says "my mind starts trying to find ways to make this person richer I even analyze the words you know because the words this person uses is also key It's a key to that personality In a good script each person has a different vocabulary Everything is a key to understand a character" She is cautious about the reviews "I've learned to be careful Until things happen not to count on them because that really hurts so bad I say to the other actors and to the director when they call 'I believe it when I'll see it' Rossellini was touted as a star for "White Nights" in 1984 but her career seemed to take a bizarre turn with "Blue Velvet" and then another with "Tough Guys Don't Dance" and releases "Zelly and the Me" and "Siesta" The romantic comedy "Cousins" could be Rossellini's breakthrough role "I don't know" she says "We'll have to see Every time I've done a film they say that but there's always a stereotype that I had before that I wasn't aware of First they thought of me as a model then people think c - risk-taker- sgolver7SAs oto 06i 0 PIWAlte"103"4411111P41709etINK iki A like Al tde pen AT-- DESIF Uri' NEWS NT--A- D 1 137-4- 0 143 South Main Solt Like City Utah |
