Aussie Pride

Regarding Richard Covington’s otherwise interesting article on European film distribution in the U.S. and elsewhere (“An Unresolved Border Conflict,” Feb. 20), he states: “Rising European stars like Antonio Banderas, Cate Blanchett, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle have made their reputations principally in American and British films.”

Please note that as often as the Brits try to claim Blanchett as one of their own, she remains Australia’s greatest export, to the point of having been named “Australian of the Year” in 1999.

LANCE K. LAWSON

Los Angeles