. >> and kristin scott thomas plays the star of the film, the american writer who lives in paris. er, harvey? what was the thinking? >> i think kristin scott thomas who i first worked with on "the english patient" is one of the smartest, best actresses. we've had a long association. i was one of the producers on broadway. she's magnificent. we've done four or five movies together. you know, she brings the truth to the movie. she brings the validity to the movie and has lived in paris, as well. so she has all of it. it's when you seept her, you see the truth and you feel the pain, the suffering and also the humidity and optimism that she brings to the movie. >> i'm sure harvey will agree with me, the young girl who plays sarah, she's an amazing actress. this is one of her first big roles. she's 10 years old. when i met her for the first time on the set and she said i'm your sarah, and she was. this was all of a sudden there in front of me, the little girl that i had imagined and that i had brought to life in my book and there she was. and she is, you will see, a wonderful actress an