Review of Greed, a New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli

"GREED, a New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli" is a 1-minute short film from 6 years ago, back when Portman and Williams were already Oscar nominee, but still had some of their biggest successes ahead of them, including "Black Swan" of course. I must say Portman looks absolutely stunning in here and Williams looks really hideous with her heavy makeup on. Williams caresses Portman's hair in the first seconds, but then the two reach out for the same perfume bottle and start fighting for it. The director is Roman Polanski, already an Academy Award winner for "The Pianist" at this point. Well, I did not think this minute was very artistic, relevant or just dramatically interesting to be honest. As a whole, I cannot recommend it. I hoped for something better when I saw the cast and director. Go check out Portman's (very) short films with Rashida Jones ("Parks & Recreation") instead. These are much funnier.