Claire Danes
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Well it's been about a month since she split with Billy Crudup. Quick but I suppose it could have been that the relationship was over long before it was over so emotionally she was ready to move on fairly quickly.
But she really doesn't "get around" as much as a lot of actrersses her age. Her only real relationships were with Ben Lee and then Billy Crudup and both lasted several years. She doesn't strike me as somone who is into casual dating. Compared to a lot of actresses her age and younger she's a homebody!
As for what men see in her- I think you're right, talent and brains are a biggie (a least to smart men they are!) but I also think that she can be very beautiful, very plain, or cute depending on the circumstance. She's one of those people with an "interesting" face. Take each feature individually and they're nothing special. Put them together and they are. Uma Thurman is similar in that regard. Check it out. I'm not using pics from films because on film she assumes a non-Claire character, but even offscreen:
plain:
Cute
Beautiful
and it's not just a red carpet thing that depends on what she wears, make-up etc. I see it in candids too:
I think that part of what makes her a great actress is that she's like a prism- depending on how she's held up to the light you see a different Claire. That's probably a quality that attracts men to her. I can't say for sure- I'm not man. But it sets her apart from the average barbie doll starlet so perhaps more intelligent guys go for it.
all pics from clairedanesfan.com
But she really doesn't "get around" as much as a lot of actrersses her age. Her only real relationships were with Ben Lee and then Billy Crudup and both lasted several years. She doesn't strike me as somone who is into casual dating. Compared to a lot of actresses her age and younger she's a homebody!
As for what men see in her- I think you're right, talent and brains are a biggie (a least to smart men they are!) but I also think that she can be very beautiful, very plain, or cute depending on the circumstance. She's one of those people with an "interesting" face. Take each feature individually and they're nothing special. Put them together and they are. Uma Thurman is similar in that regard. Check it out. I'm not using pics from films because on film she assumes a non-Claire character, but even offscreen:
plain:
Cute
Beautiful
and it's not just a red carpet thing that depends on what she wears, make-up etc. I see it in candids too:
I think that part of what makes her a great actress is that she's like a prism- depending on how she's held up to the light you see a different Claire. That's probably a quality that attracts men to her. I can't say for sure- I'm not man. But it sets her apart from the average barbie doll starlet so perhaps more intelligent guys go for it.
all pics from clairedanesfan.com
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From and article in the New York Times on Edith and Jenny- I just thought it was interesting:
Ariel Rogoff Flavin, left, and Claire Danes in “Edith & Jenny” at Performance Space 122.
By ROSLYN SULCAS
Published: January 29, 2007
Two young girls are best, best friends. They grow up, grow apart, then rediscover their friendship as adults. Oh, and one of them is Claire Danes.
This is the basis of Tamar Rogoff’s “Edith & Jenny,” a well-intentioned but thin duo for her daughter, Ariel Rogoff Flavin, and Ms. Danes, childhood friends who grew apart, and — well, you know the rest. And it is mostly Ms. Danes’s compelling physical presence and fame that add some fillip to the biographical premise of the piece, presented at Performance Space 122.
Ms. Rogoff pads her choreographic meditations on girlish friendship with extracts from two films, made in 1989 by Jeff Mueller, and featuring, separately, Ms. Flavin and Ms. Danes at age 11. Their characters’ names are Edith (Ms. Danes) and Jenny (Ms. Flavin), both emotionally scarred by their dysfunctional families. As the adult Ms. Danes and Ms. Flavin walk hand in hand, rock gently back and forth across each other’s bodies and watch their old films while cuddling on a chair, the suggestion seems to be that, as adults, they can offer each other the kind of comfort that will redress the isolation and pain of their past.
“Edith & Jenny” is handsomely presented, with a triptych of screens (the set design is by Michael Casselli) on which the films and shifting images are projected. This forms the backdrop to the dance, as does an unobtrusive electronic score by Cebello Morales, punctuated by snatches from “A Chorus Line” and Janacek’s String Quartet No. 2. But its themes feel theoretical and rather vague, and the simple movements given to the women don’t confer any personality or resonance on their characters. (And yes, Ms. Danes can dance, as she proved in her well-received collaboration in 2005 with Ms. Rogoff: “Christina Olson: American Model.”)
Ms. Rogoff seems oddly reticent about using Ms. Danes’s dramatic abilities. At one moment, when the women re-enact a scene from one film, we do get a flash of that possibility. And the ambiguous eroticism of the friendship remains oddly flat, although on Saturday night Ms. Danes’s performance did hint at a suppressed emotional maelstrom.
Such hints are smoothed over by the coy, happy-ever-after ending, with the women creating the illusion of a single body before the credits roll on screen. Female friendship is a fine thing — but we knew that.
“Edith & Jenny” will be performed through Feb. 4 at Performance Space 122, 150 First Avenue, at Ninth Street, East Village, (212) 352-3101.
Ariel Rogoff Flavin, left, and Claire Danes in “Edith & Jenny” at Performance Space 122.
By ROSLYN SULCAS
Published: January 29, 2007
Two young girls are best, best friends. They grow up, grow apart, then rediscover their friendship as adults. Oh, and one of them is Claire Danes.
This is the basis of Tamar Rogoff’s “Edith & Jenny,” a well-intentioned but thin duo for her daughter, Ariel Rogoff Flavin, and Ms. Danes, childhood friends who grew apart, and — well, you know the rest. And it is mostly Ms. Danes’s compelling physical presence and fame that add some fillip to the biographical premise of the piece, presented at Performance Space 122.
Ms. Rogoff pads her choreographic meditations on girlish friendship with extracts from two films, made in 1989 by Jeff Mueller, and featuring, separately, Ms. Flavin and Ms. Danes at age 11. Their characters’ names are Edith (Ms. Danes) and Jenny (Ms. Flavin), both emotionally scarred by their dysfunctional families. As the adult Ms. Danes and Ms. Flavin walk hand in hand, rock gently back and forth across each other’s bodies and watch their old films while cuddling on a chair, the suggestion seems to be that, as adults, they can offer each other the kind of comfort that will redress the isolation and pain of their past.
“Edith & Jenny” is handsomely presented, with a triptych of screens (the set design is by Michael Casselli) on which the films and shifting images are projected. This forms the backdrop to the dance, as does an unobtrusive electronic score by Cebello Morales, punctuated by snatches from “A Chorus Line” and Janacek’s String Quartet No. 2. But its themes feel theoretical and rather vague, and the simple movements given to the women don’t confer any personality or resonance on their characters. (And yes, Ms. Danes can dance, as she proved in her well-received collaboration in 2005 with Ms. Rogoff: “Christina Olson: American Model.”)
Ms. Rogoff seems oddly reticent about using Ms. Danes’s dramatic abilities. At one moment, when the women re-enact a scene from one film, we do get a flash of that possibility. And the ambiguous eroticism of the friendship remains oddly flat, although on Saturday night Ms. Danes’s performance did hint at a suppressed emotional maelstrom.
Such hints are smoothed over by the coy, happy-ever-after ending, with the women creating the illusion of a single body before the credits roll on screen. Female friendship is a fine thing — but we knew that.
“Edith & Jenny” will be performed through Feb. 4 at Performance Space 122, 150 First Avenue, at Ninth Street, East Village, (212) 352-3101.
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I saw “Edith & Jenny" over the weekend. It was far better than I had expected. Claire Danes certainly can dance. I agree with the writer of the review that the choreographer should have made better use of Claire's dramatic abilities. Overall, it was a nice performance.
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