I haven't seen that film yet. I'm a big fan of his though so will watch it soon
Your in for a treat, actors basically use that performance as a measuring stick. The emotion displayed in the film was almost too much for Brando himself, he wanted to kill the director afterwards. Unfortunately that was his last great piece of work, around Godfather time. Those two performances couldn’t be more different, incredible stuff.
Another vote for Bjork in Dancer in the Dark. Her performance genuinely upset me quite remarkably, she's so believable and therefore heartbreaking that it's very tough to watch.
Michelle Williams- Brokeback Mountain
Marcia Gay Harden- Mystic River
Judi Dench- Notes On A Scandal
Kevin Spacey-Seven
Glenn Close and Anne Archer-Fatal Attraction
Meryl Streep- Doubt
Joseph Gordon Levitt in Mysterious Skin. Astonishing performance all the more so as he hardly says a word through most of his important scenes. I never felt like I was watching an actor, which made it all the more harrowing.
Also Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain is a close second.
Joseph Gordon Levitt in Mysterious Skin. Astonishing performance all the more so as he hardly says a word through most of his important scenes. I never felt like I was watching an actor, which made it all the more harrowing.
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This scene in particular: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OK0KgXjmk
Your in for a treat, actors basically use that performance as a measuring stick. The emotion displayed in the film was almost too much for Brando himself, he wanted to kill the director afterwards. Unfortunately that was his last great piece of work, around Godfather time. Those two performances couldn’t be more different, incredible stuff.
Ellen was superb..and she was robbed of the Best Actress Oscar, losing to Julia Roberts
After much deliberation I would like to give another vote to Ellen Burstyn, but for 'The Exorcist'
imo, her reaction to what was going on was one of the most frightening things about the movie.
Marcia Gay Harden- Mystic River
Judi Dench- Notes On A Scandal
Kevin Spacey-Seven
Glenn Close and Anne Archer-Fatal Attraction
Meryl Streep- Doubt
James Mason in A Star Is Born.
Patricia Neal in Hud.
Will second that but you have to mention Emma Thompsons performance alongside.
The scene with her trying to get the book is possibly the most electrically charged scenes in cinema history IMO.
Just superb acting from both of them.
LOVE this movie, it hits me so deeply everytime, especially their last interaction
I know, absolutely ridiculous, how by any standards was Julia Roberts better? I bet most of the voters didn't even watch Requiem :rolleyes:
Lots others I could mention but its a true stand out performance that one.
Now back to seriousness.
Also Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain is a close second.
Comepletely agree, he is brilliant
Absolutely. He was amazing in that fillm.
Best performance you've never seen.........
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem For A Dream
Bjork in Dancer In The Dark
Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Christian Bale in The Machinist
Kevin Spacey- American Beauty