Arts Interview: Juliette bravo

At 50, Juliette Binoche remains one of the most elegant women in the world – and one of the hardest workers in the film industry, writes James Mottram.

Juliette Binoche: I'm here to participate in the world. I feel lucky. I'm very active. My relaxation is being involved' Picture: EPA

Trying to predict the career of Juliette Binoche is a fruitless exercise. The actress who turned down roles in Hollywood vehicles such as Schindler’s List and Mission: Impossible has instead cultivated a CV that reads like the cinematic equivalent of a round-the-world ticket. Endlessly working with art-house auteurs from Iran to Taiwan, just to throw you off she then goes and makes a bit of fluff like Chocolat.

Binoche is the very definition ...