John Cameron Mitchell News

Loraine O'Donnell has long been a fan of Hedwig and the Angry Inch , the story of an East German "girly boy" named Hansel, who falls in love with an American soldier.

We've been noting just how many major film directors -- and film stars -- have been working making fashion short films in the last few years.

For Marion Cotillard's latest Lady Dior video, director John Cameron Mitchell did a spoof on L.A. . Marion's movie star character is initially depressed by her fabulous life of hairstylists and Champagne, which ultimately drives her to go completely round the bend, rip off her clothes, and hurl expensive purses everywhere.

For his third film, John Cameron Mitchell pulls back from the flamboyancy and sexiness marking his directing repertoire, which includes "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and "Shortbus," for this guileless meditation on grief.