A Pudding Pot for Cotillard
Amid brass bands, a bevy of glamorous drag queens, Harvard cheerleaders, and a duck tour vehicle, actress Marion Cotillard had a day in her honor in the cool Cambridge sunshine. Cotillard, who won the Academy Award as best actress in 2007 for “La Vie en Rose” but may be better known for her roles in “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Midnight in Paris,” and “Inception,” was feted today as the Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2013 Woman of the Year. She toured Harvard Yard and boarded a convertible for a short parade to Farkas Hall, where she received her Pudding Pot award. During the parade, the Harvard University Band and the Hot Tamale Brass Band provided a festive soundtrack, while Hasty Pudding members, as per tradition, frolicked in drag. “We chose Marion as our Woman of the Year because she’s an international star who’s wowed both critics and mainstream audiences alike,” said Tyler Faux ’13, press...