Monday 9 March 2020

RIP Max von Sydow

I have to admit this one was particularly disheartening to me, as I was looking at his wikipedia page literally just yesterday appreciating that he was still with us. Well to do a proper sendoff for the legend, I'll be breaking procedure/protocol a bit and:

Next: 1996 Lead.

21 comments:

Matt Mustin said...

He was one of the greats.

Luke Higham said...

I'm completely fine with this, I'm dying to get your thoughts on him in Hamsun. He is indeed one of my favourites to watch.

Max Von Sydow (Hamsun)
Jeffrey Wright (Basquiat)
James Spader (Crash)
Christopher Eccleston (Jude)
Christopher Walken (The Funeral)

Bonus: Timothy Spall (Secrets & Lies)

Anonymous said...

Legendary actor, RIP.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Do you still intend to do 1994 between the next 50s and 30s years.

Calvin Law said...

Yeah I’m all good with Luke’s recs. Hoping Wright gets a 5!

Bryan L. said...

Luke: Your Top Ten von Sydow performances? With ratings.

Luke Higham said...

1. Hamsun (5) (His greatest collaboration was with Jan Troell)
2. Three Days Of The Condor (5)
3. The Flight Of The Eagle (5)
4. The New Land (5)
5. Shame (5)
6. The Emigrants (4.5)
7. The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (4.5)
8. Needful Things (4.5)
9. The Exorcist (4.5)
10. The Magician (4)

GM said...

Max von Sydow, Hansom
Leon Lai, Comrades: Almost a Love Story
Vincent D'Onofrio, The Whole Wide World
Daniel Giménez Cacho, Deep Crimson
Sener Sen, The Bandit

Philippe Torreton, Capitaine Conan
Jérémie Renier, La Promesse
Stanley Tucci, Big Night
Christopher Eccleston, Jude
Daniel Auteuil, Thieves
Kevin Costner, Tin Cup
Woody Harrelson, Kingpin
Elias Koteas, Crash
Daniel Auteuil, The Eighth Day
Pascal Duquenne, The Eighth Day

Tim said...

Max in Hamsun
Mel Gibson in Ransom
Stellan Skarsgard in Breaking the Waves
Jeff Bridges in The Mirror has two faces
Christopher Walken in The Funeral

Luke Higham said...

Skarsgard is Supporting for Breaking The Waves.

Álex Marqués said...

RIP Max Von Sydow

Tim said...

I would say he could be placed in either category, but hey, doesn't matter. I do not get to choose in the end

Bryan L. said...

Luke: Thanks. Also, your rating for Mikkelsen in Pusher? I'm guessing he gives a better performance in Pusher II, because that one's in your Top Ten list for him I asked you once.

Not a male performance, but I'd be curious to see what Louis makes of Laura Dern in Citizen Ruth.

Luke Higham said...

Bryan: Haven't seen the original.

Bryan L. said...

Luke: Oh, my bad. It's eligible for this Bonus round though, right?

Álex Marqués said...

I just saw Jojo Rabbit for the first time. It had some good elements, but the mixture of drama and comedy never quite worked for me (and I quote WWDITS almost on a daily basis). Thomasin Mckenzie was the MVP in my opinion. SPOILER: Am I the only one who thinks a certain heavily dramatic element in the film feels unearned? Especially how goofy the Gestapo humor in the previous scene is.

Luke Higham said...

Bryan: Yes.

Bryan L. said...

Alex: I happened to rewatch the film, and it unfortunately went down a notch for me. I see what you mean on the drama/comedy, since both sides didn't fully cohere for me the second time around, although I appreciate the effort. Still like the film, but it's not in my Top Ten anymore (4/5).

Calvin Law said...

Disagree entirely on Jojo, I think that jarring shift is what really made the moment click for me emotionally.

And yeah Skarsgard is supporting, though I do sort of see what Tim is getting at because it is kind of his story as much as it is Watson's Bess, especially with how it ends. I hope Louis takes to Watson.

Calvin Law said...

And Eric Tsang should definitely be in consideration for Comrades in Supporting.

Mitchell Murray said...

Alex: I believe I know the scene your referring to in "Jojo Rabbit", and for me, it was perfectly earned and utterly devastating. A big reason for that is because it was so sudden and so out of the blue. It was about the film reminding us of the atrocities within the Facist regime, that perhaps fall into the trap of being a fair bit away from our current society, thus certain people feel rather detached from that horror when talking about the Nazis. It also worked because - and I'm sorry if this is to revealing of a detail - the actress/character were just so well realized as this small glimmer of hope, within a very chaotic setting. Despite the relatively small nature of the role, it was so finely observed in performance/script that it really made that character endearing, and thus added to the heartbreak when they we're abruptly taken away.