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Kate pursues her passion.(Column)

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20010629
Author:Bamigboye, Baz

Byline: BAZ BAMIGBOYE

KATE WINSLET is closing in on her dream project, and she wants it to be a 'dangerous exploration of adultery and sex'.

Director David Leveaux has The Oscar-nominated actress wants to turn Therese Raquin, Emile Zola's 19th-century tale of lust and murder, into a modern-day look at forbidden love.

'This is a tale of true passion,' Kate told me.

'A married woman is in love with another man and together they plot to kill the husband. It's passion that drives them to it,' she said.

'You can make the story much more accessible if it's updated ...

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