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Tilda moments; tracking the elusive anti-star.(film star Tilda Swinton)

The New Yorker

| March 18, 2002 | Als, Hilton | COPYRIGHT 2002 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

This is what happens. A young woman wearing a white lab coat is sitting in a cafeteria, keeping her thoughts to herself, when a man carrying a tray sits down across from her. Striking up a conversation, he tells the woman -- her name is Joyce -- that he recognizes her from years before; they grew up in the same small Canadian town. Joyce then feels obliged to tell the man a little bit about herself. She teaches neurology at a nearby university. Her demeanor is polite, formal, distant. She doesn't smile much; you can tell that she's one of those extremely self-contained people who regard smiling -- the baring of teeth -- as a form of aggression. Outside, the rain falls in ...

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