Yet in truth, according to her exacting eye, "all women look best in their national dress".
If something stupendous has just been released (say, an "American Beauty" caliber film), they'll choose that, but if nothing new meets their exacting standard, they'll look to outstanding foreign or classic films that are almost guaranteed to succeed, whether it's a first time or repeat viewing.
But more exacting demands for how stars look have left some opera houses reluctant to cast ageing opera stars in youthful roles.This poses a problem not just for the singers but also for the art form, as overexertion prunes the ranks of available stars.
"I've never worked on a picture where the director has been anywhere other than the studio floor!" Moreover, Anderson had no idea that his ignorance of stop-motion (the animation technique in which a stationary object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames) and exacting ideas concerning the film's look would so exasperate his crew.
Yet he is more exacting than Richard about women's looks.
Wenger described Bojan as "very mobile, very tricky, very short and with very quick feet"; not only the antithesis of Ibrahimovic but an exacting test for Campbell, who has looked short of a yard since he re-joined Arsenal.
At Tim Clark's academy, the uniform rules are as exacting as they are unapologetic: "All pupils will look immaculate in their uniform… failure to look smart at all times will result in automatic detention, isolation or being sent home – there will be no warnings, you know what is expected".
Even as Cynthia contemplates plastic surgery, Adam's ever-youthful looks and commitment to an exacting fitness regime cause his own brother, Conrad, to accuse him of being a vampire.
No matter how wild they may look, these paintings are intensely composed, exacting and subtle.
