NEW YORK
Bob Balaban's "Bernard and Doris," a new HBO Films and Trigger Street Independent production, kicked off the 2007 Hamptons Internatioal Film Festival. The film stars Susan Sarandon as the legendary Doris Duke, with Ralph Fiennes co-starring as her infamous butler, Bernard Lafferty. Both actors had fest-goers buzzing after the showing, with attendees praising their performances. Calling the screening a work-in-progress, Balaban (a longtime fest advisor) quipped, "If there's something you don't like, we'll take it out," evoking laughter, adding, "If there's something you do like, we'll put in a lot more of it!"