Une Petite Marceau

Vanities

Erench re starlet SOPHIE MARCEAU who is making her English-language debut in Braveheart, an epic set in 13th-century Scotland, starring and directed by Mel Gibson— has gone from teen queen to thespian temptress faster than you can say ooh-la-la. "It's a story about a young little princess who has been educated to be a queen, in this huge story about men, battles, and politics," says the 28-year-old Marceau Unfortunately, the luminous princess has problems. "Instead of being in love with her husband, explains the pert Parisian, "she's in love with a barbarian." But tackling such emotional imbroglios—on-screen and in life—has long be | Sophie's choice. "I was born for problems," Marceau confesses. "Life would be boring without problems." Cherchez la femme.

JAN BRESLAUER