So when she was offered a script by a first-time writer-director that tackles aging and loneliness, she jumped at it.
"I knew this was good," she told AFP of the Oscar-nominated short film "A Friend of Dorothy."
"The truth, the emotion is real, the drama is not forced. It's very organic. So I just thought: 'I want this'."
The 20-minute piece, which also stars Stephen Fry, is a delightful meditation on the importance of connecting with another human being -- across generations and races.
Dorothy -- like Margolyes still razor sharp... Читать дальше...