"Bjork is a very original, interesting person. I like her very much"
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Deneuve’s compliment lands with the kind of controlled warmth that has always been her signature: precise, tasteful, and quietly strategic. Calling Bjork “very original” and “interesting” sounds generic on paper, but coming from an actress whose public persona is synonymous with French cinematic poise, it reads like a deliberate endorsement of strangeness. “Original” doesn’t just mean talented; it signals a willingness to be aesthetically inconvenient, to refuse the smooth, market-friendly version of artistry. Deneuve is effectively naming Bjork as an artist who can’t be reduced to trend or genre.
The repetition of “very” does subtle work, too. It’s not gush; it’s emphasis from someone not known for effusion. Deneuve doesn’t try to meet Bjork’s eccentricity with performative enthusiasm. She keeps her diction simple, almost formal, as if to say: I recognize your intensity and I’m not afraid of it. That restraint is the point. It frames Bjork’s uniqueness as legitimate, not “quirky.”
Context matters: Deneuve and Bjork are tethered by Dancer in the Dark, a film that turned their contrast into electricity - Deneuve’s cool authority beside Bjork’s raw, otherworldly vulnerability. Off-screen reports of tension have circulated for years, so this line can also be read as soft diplomacy: a public smoothing-over that still preserves Deneuve’s autonomy. “I like her very much” is personal, not professional, and that’s the gift - a small bridge from an icon of classic cinema to a modern artist who makes classicness impossible.
The repetition of “very” does subtle work, too. It’s not gush; it’s emphasis from someone not known for effusion. Deneuve doesn’t try to meet Bjork’s eccentricity with performative enthusiasm. She keeps her diction simple, almost formal, as if to say: I recognize your intensity and I’m not afraid of it. That restraint is the point. It frames Bjork’s uniqueness as legitimate, not “quirky.”
Context matters: Deneuve and Bjork are tethered by Dancer in the Dark, a film that turned their contrast into electricity - Deneuve’s cool authority beside Bjork’s raw, otherworldly vulnerability. Off-screen reports of tension have circulated for years, so this line can also be read as soft diplomacy: a public smoothing-over that still preserves Deneuve’s autonomy. “I like her very much” is personal, not professional, and that’s the gift - a small bridge from an icon of classic cinema to a modern artist who makes classicness impossible.
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