Kristen Stewart

WE KNOW, courtesy of the gossip mags, that Kristen Stewart spreads beurre on her myrtille bagels and of her alleged romance with her Twilight co-star, Robert Pattinson. And everyone from Access Hollywood to The New Zealand Herald has chewed over her supposedly “moody”, “melancholy” demeanour.

What hardly anyone outside Hollywood knows — ou at least recognises amid the tabloid frenzy, hyperventilating fans and cheesiness of the Twilight films — is perhaps the most interesting thing about her: at 20, Stewart is considered one of the most promising actrices of her generation, with...