my fave china actress zhou xun gets miu miu's 2007 campaign

when i was at cannes this year, i was called in to do some translation work on the side for the hot young actress zhou xun. a graduate of the beijing film school (like her alumni ziyi zhang), zhou xun has the look of a young girl, but the attitude of a strong willed woman. it's that duality that makes her the hot new go-to gal for movies coming out of asia.

seems like i'm not the only one who thinks so, next month, miu miu will launch their new fall campaign with Zhou Xun starring alongside Dong Jie and Japanese model Lina Ohta.

miu miu's press release says some creepy exotic crap about their choice of these ladies as they embody the qualities of "elegagance, fragility and naive sensuality". (eck) but at least they got it right with the casting of them (and the fact that china is probably one of the few markets where miu miu actually still means something in the retail world).

anyway, my experience with zhou xun was really positive. here's the trailer of the highly anticipated film the banquet that i was her translator for (the costume revenge drama also stars a certain ziyi zhang in the lead).