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Catherine Deneuve, M.A.C Beauty Icon 3, Hosts a Special Grand Classics Screening of Place Vendôme

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LONDON, January 26/PRNewswire/ -- M.A.C Cosmetics, the leading brand of professional cosmetics and make up brand of choice, has named Catherine Deneuve, the legendary French born actress as its third inspiration for the M.A.C Beauty Icon series.

To celebrate this collection, M.A.C has collaborated with established film event series, Grand Classics. For its thirteenth London event, Catherine Deneuve, the timeless muse for top couture houses and inspiration for women of all ages will be introducing a special screening of her 1998 film, Place Vendôme, on 30th January, 2006 at the Electric Cinema in London.

Ms Deneuve has stated, "I am delighted to present Place Vendôme - it's One of the films that encompasses the ensemble of my career."

Grand Classics highlights the power of film to inspire and features renowned actors and directors presenting films that have influenced their careers.

"M.A.C is delighted to partner with Grand Classics to host this one-off event with Catherine Deneuve. The M.A.C Beauty Icon series celebrates iconic beauty and Grand Classic celebrates iconic films and actors - a perfect match!" - Michelle Feeney, Vice President Global Communications.

The Grand Classics screening series raises money for film preservation through the British Film Institute. The series is ongoing in London on a bi-monthly basis, creating a forum and meeting point for a range of talent working within the British film industry.

Ms Deneuve and M.A.C Cosmetics closely collaborated on the colour collection that will be available at M.A.C locations worldwide in February 2006. In October 2003, the rule breaking company launched the Beauty Icon series to pay tribute to the world's most celebrated cultural icons. Ms Deneuve - a global choice for M.A.C - follows in the steps of previous Beauty Icons, Cabaret showgirl Liza Minnelli, and supreme diva Diana Ross.

The launch of Grand Classics London was held on June 2003 and hosted by director Anthony Minghella who introduced the Fellini film I Vitelloni. He was followed in September by Kevin Costner presenting the 1967 classic Cool Hand Luke, Samantha Morton presenting Ken Loach's Ladybird Ladybird in November, Mike Newell presenting Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious in January, Jim Broadbent presenting The Palm Beach Story' directed by Preston Sturges in March, Bob Hoskins presenting Jules Dassin's Rififi in May, Jude Law presenting Night of the Hunter in July, Dennis Hopper presenting his own film Out of the Blue last November, Sir Michael Caine presenting Casablanca in June 2005 to Gwyneth Paltrow hosting Annie Hall in December 2005. Most recently, Grand Classics launched in Aspen on 29th Dec 2005 with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell presenting To Kill A Mocking Bird.

Grand Classics was founded in New York in April 2002 by Katrina Pavlos and Vanessa Wingate, of Indyssey Entertainment. The series has included Benicio Del Toro presenting Badlands, Spike Lee presenting Midnight Cowboy, Sofia Coppola presenting Darling, Tim Robbins presenting Kubrick's Paths of Glory, Kevin Kline presenting Dr. Strangelove, Clare Danes introducing Do The Right Thing, Natalie Portman presenting Camille, Julianne Moore with Robert Altman presenting Altman's 3 Women among others.

Co-founder Katrina Pavlos explains: "Indyssey Entertainment launched the Grand Classics in New York after September 11th as part of the effort to revive the city, lift spirits and encourage people to come downtown. The focus of the Grand Classics is the power of film to inspire.

Great filmmakers present movies that have inspired their careers. As many films are difficult to source and prints are deteriorating, Grand Classics benefits film preservation, with proceeds being donated to the American Film Institute in New York, and the British Film Institute in London.

As producers, we found moviemakers speaking about the films that made them decide to follow their passion very encouraging. The shared spirit of cinema is highlighted at the Grand Classics with filmmakers introducing audiences to incredible films, whilst benefiting film preservation and cinema history."

Filmmakers currently on the Grand Classics committee include Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Sir Michael Caine, Robert Altman, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Rupert Everett, Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, Robin Williams, Jeremy Irons, Sydney Pollack, Jim Broadbent, Alan Rickman, Natascha McElhone, Rhys Ifans, Mike Figgis, Kristen Scott Thomas and others.

For further information please go to http://www.grandclassics.com