The crème de la crème of Strong Female Leads

Imagine, if you will, my delight when, idly flicking through the latest edition of Têtu (the iconic French fag-mag, beloved of my various partners in crime for its, er, unique blend of existential Gallic angst and men with their bits out), I came across the following article. For the benefit of my non-European readers I shall translate:

The American actress Julianne Moore will be playing a lesbian novelist in Rebecca Miller’s next film, 'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee'. Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn), a woman ditched by her husband for a younger woman (Winona Ryder) begins to explore her buried sensuality in the company of Julianne Moore. Filming will begin next April.

I predict a world premiere in the countryside. I predict lashings of booze and Gauloise Blonde Légères, specially imported via Tot Homage Trip to Paris. I predict torrents of tears from the Bad Lesbians. I predict full attention from the heterosexual American boys. I predict mild tutting from the Italian homosexuals who shall - kindly but firmly - put to better use making dinner for the group. I predict Le Duc reclining in pleasure on the sofa, flanked by his bitches.

[Commercial break for moment of reverie]

It really doesn’t get any better. Arthur Miller’s daughter, wife of Daniel Day Lewis, (and Artiste in Her Own Right, natch) joins the ranks of the BLs in top totty celluloid triumph. And Winona, to boot. Tickets for that red sofa available to the highest bidder.