I recently watched the movie Unfaithful, a cautionary tale about infidelity and the tragedy it can unleash. My sympathies should have all been with the cuckolded husband, right? I did empathize with him, but also, to my surprise, with the guilty wife. I totally understood the madness, the passion, the recklessness that drove Diane Lane's character into the affair. I blame my regrettable lack of moral steadfastness on Olivier Martinez' character in the movie. Someone, please tell me how on earth can a mere female mortal find the strength to resist the charms of such a one?
The man is beautiful. He's French, and his accent is to die for. "Heet me!" he tells Diane Lane at the start of their first erotic encounter, and she does hit him, shedding her principles and inhibitions in the process. Not only is Olivier's character très bandant, but his house is full of books - everywhere, on shelves and stacks from floor to ceiling. Aarrgh! He's dangerously hot and he's got thousands of books too? It was easy to understand how he could make a woman like Lane's character lose her head and risk everything that was good in her life. Far, far too easy. And very disquieting.
Martinez is 43, the son of a French mother and Spanish-Moroccan father. During his promotional tour in the USA he was billed as "the French Brad Pitt." (A preposterous comparison, in my opinion. So - you can tell I'm not a Pitt fan!) He's dated Kylie Minogue and Mira Sorvino, and lived with Juliette Binoche.
Personal quotes:
"I like Paris. My problem is I don't like Parisians."
"I'm not very comfortable in love scenes because I'm shy, because I don't play naked. It's very rare for a French actor. I have an issue with that." [Awww!]
"I personally think you must believe in something. You must have a point of view on everything even if you have to change it often."
"I don't consider myself a sex symbol because all my cousins would laugh at me."
Monsieur Martinez, you're a sex symbol, and I'm not laughing.
5 comments:
He is lovely, and far more attractive than Mr Pitt, who, like you, I've never seen what all the fuss is about.
Debs, the photos don't quite capture how delicious he is. I couldn't tear my eyes from the screen while watching the movie!
When it comes to Mr. Pitt I just say 'different strokes'. But then I think Willem Dafoe is sexy, so my taste can't be trusted!
Ooh la la - il est tres beau.
French/Spanish-Moroccan? Boy, that is some HEAT coming off of that man. *fanning furiously*
That does seem to be a trend these days, the hottest hunk of a particular country being touted as "The (insert country here ______) Brad Pitt." I don't get that, when every one of them is usually hotter than he ever was. (Sorry--just sayin', Brad.) Whatever.
PJ, he's just gorgeous. I can't wait to order more of his movies - Horseman on the Roof is next on my list.
Stephe, SERIOUS heat. That French/Spanish-Moroccan mixture works, doesn't it! Feeling you on the Brad sentiments. o_O
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