The FiFi Report 039

Marlon Brando is in a new movie in which he will play himself “Brando and Brando” by Tunisian director Ridha Behi. Bob Hoskins is one of the producers. It’s all about a young Tunisian boy who comes to America to find his hero in the form of Brando, whom he has come to idolize.wwd
Jude Law is to play Sebastian Flyte in the movie version of Brideshead Revisited.
Gwyneth Paltrow is to play Marlene Dietrich in a new movie about the star.
Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco is now on at the Met nn New York.
When in New York check out the new Art et Maison store, 31 North Moore Street which sells Italian home wares, lingerie and fragrances. wwd
Ewan Macgregor and Charley Boormans are making a doco” long way round’ about their motorbike trip across 6 continents.
Vogue Entertaining reports the Paris Ritz is reopening its original bar from the 1920’s.
When in Rome check out the restaurant Tazio named after the paparazzi photographer whose shots line the walls.
The Bulgari hotel has opened in Milan, designed by Antonio Citterio.
Blooms day named after the character in Joyces’ Ulysses has its 100th anniversary on 16th June.
‘Stage Beauty’ is a new film to keep an eye out for. Set in the 1660s in England when all the female roles of Shakespeare’s plays were played by men. Produced by De Niro it has Claire Danes and spunky Billy Crudup (and Rupert Everett plays the role of King Charles II).
From the 24th June please go to London to see the Jaques Henri Lartique exhibition at the Hayward Gallery and then the ‘Art and the 60’s:This Was Tomorrow’ exhibition at the Tate Modern.
LVMH (Louis Vuitton) threw a grand party in Paris to christen its new art-stuffed headquarters on Avenue Montaigne. Europe’s largest crane was required to install one mammoth work: a 40-ton sculpture by Richard Serra in the inner courtyard. “ wwd
Giorgio Armani was at Cannes film festival aboard his one-year-old, 163-foot yacht, Mariù, a 30-foot wide floating sanctuary, which boasts four floors, 12 crew members, six staterooms, a screening room, and an outdoor Jacuzzi. He was because he designed the costumes for “De-Lovely,” wwd
Donatella Versace wil create two outfits for Barbie.The limited-edition dolls will have looks from Versace and Versus and all royalties will go Elton John’s AIDS Foundation.
Pierce Brosnan will star in at least one more James Bond movie, which will begin filming later this year under the working title of “Bond 21.