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A Warner Bros. Release
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| For the past few years Jean-Louis Rodrigue has taught period movement classes for the actors and costume designers at the UCLA Department of Theater, illuminating the style and manners of the 17th and 18th century. Internationally known for his unique style of movement training and choreography, Rodrigue was invited by coach Larry Moss and film director Charles Shyer to prepare Academy Award winner Hilary Swank for the feature film Affair of the Necklace. In the film, Hilary portrays Jeanne De La Motte-Valois, a countess at the court of Versailles in 18th century France. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| “Hilary and I worked for weeks to find the character’s natural impulses. In full costume, I was able to help Hilary transform her posture and carriage, and I taught her to move with elegance and poise as if she was from that historical period”. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Charles Shyer was so impressed with Hilary’s preparation that he decided to bring Rodrigue on location in Prague to coach all the leads including Simon Baker, Jonathan Pryce, and Joely Richardson. Rodrigue also made a video recording of every period movement and etiquette detail in the whole film as reference for the actors and the director. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Photos by Murray Close, Warner Bros. 2001 Visit the official website www.affairofthenecklace.com |
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