By Bob Tourtellotte
2 hours, 29 minutes ago
PaltrowIron Man
The film, which had its world premiere at the Cannes film
festival Monday night, stars Paltrow as a mixed up young woman
who wins the love of a complex man, played by Joaquin Phoenix.
Yet their attachment comes with emotional troubles.
Far from the perky assistant Pepper Potts in big budget
Hollywood flick "Iron Man," Paltrow's role of Michelle in "Two
Lovers" fuelled the 35-year-old's desire to return to acting.
"It gave to me kind of a lifeline," she told reporters at a
festival news conference. "I feel like I was really able to be
very free and raw and true.
"Going from being a mother at home for a long time, which
is the greatest joy of my life, to feel like an artist again
... that was a gift."
Paltrow, the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and producer
Bruce Paltrow, burst onto the Hollywood scene in the 1990s and
was almost immediately catapulted into leading lady status.
Her role as Viola, who captures the fancy of a young
William Shakespeare in 1998 romantic comedy "Shakespeare in
Love," earned her the Oscar for best actress. Afterward, she
became one of Hollywood's hottest young names.
DEPTH OF CHARACTER
In 2002, she married singer Chris Martin and the couple has
two children. Also in 2002, her father died.
"Obviously I've had an incredibly blessed life and I'm very
lucky. But I've also had some difficult things happen, and I
think those things make you deeper and make you more wired up
to your emotional life," she said.
Paltrow has worked fairly steadily in recent years, but
many of her parts have been in supporting roles.
The difference now is that she is appearing in two movies
almost simultaneously: major blockbuster "Iron Man" and
low-budget "Two Lovers" from director James Gray.
Michelle is a complicated woman who longs to remain the
free-spirit she once was yet her long affair with a married man
has left her emotionally scarred.
When she moves into an apartment near a young man Leonard,
who also suffered an ill-fated romance, the two strike up a
friendship. But the pair quickly proves that love rarely comes
without complications.
The actress admitted to concern over whether she would be
accepted again in Hollywood, which is known for quickly turning
its back on actresses who fade from the limelight.
"I really did not know if there would be a place for me any
more," she said. "Hollywood is pretty cutthroat, and
everybody's got a short memory and there's always somebody
younger or hotter or prettier, or whatever."
So far what she is saying has resonated with some Cannes
critics. "Paltrow positively glows," said show business paper
"The Hollywood Reporter" in its review.
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