When Deneuve gets to the airport, as here in 2005, wearing half a bear and a statement shade, all you can do is give her a bunch of freshly picked meadow flowers, which she will then crush under the heel of her shoes. She does not care about fame, or fans, or bears. She is Deneuve. She has got 60 Gauloises and an absinthe miniature in her handbag

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