Also, while this might be more appropriate for his review, I just want to celebrate how Plummer's had one of the most notable turn arounds on this blog. This as when one reads Louis' reviews of his "The Last Station" and "Beginners" performances (and "The Insider" to an degree), there is the idea of someone expecting more out of a talented performer. Every review since "All the Money in the World", though, has implied nothing but quality, and I couldn't be more pleased for one of the great Canadian actors.
Mitchell: Well in complete fairness, I don't think Louis never disliked him. He just wasn't nominated for his best work. Although, his best work is on stage, so really, he couldn't have been.
Louis: your ratings and thoughts on the rest of the cast of Le Cercle Rouge and Stefania Sandrelli in Il Conformista? Your thoughts on Claire’s Knee as well.
I would also suggest you to check out both La Rupture and Le Boucher for Stephane Audrane, Puzzle of a Downfall Child (Dunaway) and Les Choses de la Vie (Romy Schneider). Lastly, if you find a decent copy could you also watch the documentary Hospital? Frederick Wiseman is slowly becoming my favourite documentarist, the way he analyses the different aspects of its subject matter is deeply fascinating.
Gielgud - 3.5(A good nod to the previous version to be sure. Gielgud though certainly delivers the right type of righteous piety of a ruler who assumes himself to be beyond reproach. Obviously as intended limited role, but Gielgud does what he can within those limitations.)
Johnson - 3(Speaking of Gielgud, his performance just felt a lot less interesting. I'll admit he's quite handicapped by dealing with Robards in their scenes together, as even if Johnson is creating something with his performance Robards is sabotaging it. Still on his own his Cassius doesn't leave too much of an impact, and becomes a fairly generalized schemer.)
Vaughn - 3.5(I actually rather liked his portrayal this in again showing that accents don't really matter regarding Shakespeare, it is rather just how you say it. Vaughn I think delivers with the bard, by not only saying the words with truth but also interpretation. This in his portrayal making Casca a particularly low and vile in his underlying motivation for killing Caesar.)
Volonte - 3.5(One does wonder how often we actually get hear his actual voice, well it is remarkable though that Volonte's presence is as striking as it is. This as once again he leaves an impression just through his silent work. This in creating just this striking quality of a particularly cutting killer who reacts without hesitation. This works particularly well in contrast to Delon's "cool" approach.)
Montand - 4(My favorite scene of the film honestly was his first one as the disheveled man waiting to called in for anything other than his sloppy existence. This as there was so much character that Montand finds in this moment as a guy just on a end of a rope of sorts, I wish there had been more of that within the film overall. Montand past that scene is good in creating a balance as neither really the intensity of Volonte or the cool of Delon. This as he shows a professionalism but there is this sense of exasperation in his work, as the vet whose seen one too many jobs of this ilk.)
Omar:
No performance left an impression on me in The Conformist, in fact that whole film is a curiosity for me as I've never felt a film more beautiful to look at, yet left me wholly detached beyond just admiring the sight of it.
Claire's Knee I found to be a mild curiosity, this in its very particular sort of "conflict" found within a most relaxed atmosphere to say the least in which one undergoes this so called moral quandary. Although I could admire the technique of Rohmer to an extent it never absorbed me within that idiosyncrasy, making it difficult to wholly invest within the film's very gradual pace, to understate.
22 comments:
1. Warner
2. Oates
3. Plummer
4. Cribbins
5. Kinski
Damn, no Heston. I was looking forward to that one.
1) Warner
2) Oates
3) Plummer
4) Kinski
5) Cribbins
1. Warner
2. Plummer
3. Oates
4. Kinski
5. Cribbins
1. Warner
2. Plummer
3. Oates
4. Kinski
5. Cribbins
Shot in the dark mostly, but Warner will be number 1.
Also, while this might be more appropriate for his review, I just want to celebrate how Plummer's had one of the most notable turn arounds on this blog. This as when one reads Louis' reviews of his "The Last Station" and "Beginners" performances (and "The Insider" to an degree), there is the idea of someone expecting more out of a talented performer. Every review since "All the Money in the World", though, has implied nothing but quality, and I couldn't be more pleased for one of the great Canadian actors.
Mitchell: Well in complete fairness, I don't think Louis never disliked him. He just wasn't nominated for his best work. Although, his best work is on stage, so really, he couldn't have been.
1. David Warner
2. Warren Oates
3. Christopher Plummer
4. Klaus Kinski
5. Bernard Cribbins
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on the cast of Julius Caesar (1970).
Luke, what ratings do you think these performances will get?
1. Warner (5)
2. Oates (4.5/5)
3. Plummer (4.5)
4. Kinski (4)
5. Cribbins (4)
I would've said 4.5 for Heston if he was being reviewed.
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on Volonte and Montand in Le Cercle Rouge.
1. Warner
2. Oates
3. Plummer
4. Kinski
5. Cribbins
Anonymous2:
1. Warner
2. Oates
3. Plummer
4. Kinski
5. Cribbins
1. Warner
2. Oates
3. Plummer
4. Cribbins
5. Kinski
Louis: your ratings and thoughts on the rest of the cast of Le Cercle Rouge and Stefania Sandrelli in Il Conformista? Your thoughts on Claire’s Knee as well.
I would also suggest you to check out both La Rupture and Le Boucher for Stephane Audrane, Puzzle of a Downfall Child (Dunaway) and Les Choses de la Vie (Romy Schneider).
Lastly, if you find a decent copy could you also watch the documentary Hospital? Frederick Wiseman is slowly becoming my favourite documentarist, the way he analyses the different aspects of its subject matter is deeply fascinating.
1. Warner
2. Oates
3. Plummer
4. Kinski
5. Cribbins
1.Warner
2.Oates
3.Kinski
4.Plummer
5.Cribbins
1. Warner
2. Oates
3. Plummer
4. Kinski
5. Cribbins
Can anyone overthrow Karl Malden's position? The only one capable of beating him is Trevor Howard.
Anyone else think David Warner looks like Domnhall Gleeson in that picture?
Bryan: Yes.
Luke:
Gielgud - 3.5(A good nod to the previous version to be sure. Gielgud though certainly delivers the right type of righteous piety of a ruler who assumes himself to be beyond reproach. Obviously as intended limited role, but Gielgud does what he can within those limitations.)
Johnson - 3(Speaking of Gielgud, his performance just felt a lot less interesting. I'll admit he's quite handicapped by dealing with Robards in their scenes together, as even if Johnson is creating something with his performance Robards is sabotaging it. Still on his own his Cassius doesn't leave too much of an impact, and becomes a fairly generalized schemer.)
Vaughn - 3.5(I actually rather liked his portrayal this in again showing that accents don't really matter regarding Shakespeare, it is rather just how you say it. Vaughn I think delivers with the bard, by not only saying the words with truth but also interpretation. This in his portrayal making Casca a particularly low and vile in his underlying motivation for killing Caesar.)
Volonte - 3.5(One does wonder how often we actually get hear his actual voice, well it is remarkable though that Volonte's presence is as striking as it is. This as once again he leaves an impression just through his silent work. This in creating just this striking quality of a particularly cutting killer who reacts without hesitation. This works particularly well in contrast to Delon's "cool" approach.)
Montand - 4(My favorite scene of the film honestly was his first one as the disheveled man waiting to called in for anything other than his sloppy existence. This as there was so much character that Montand finds in this moment as a guy just on a end of a rope of sorts, I wish there had been more of that within the film overall. Montand past that scene is good in creating a balance as neither really the intensity of Volonte or the cool of Delon. This as he shows a professionalism but there is this sense of exasperation in his work, as the vet whose seen one too many jobs of this ilk.)
Omar:
No performance left an impression on me in The Conformist, in fact that whole film is a curiosity for me as I've never felt a film more beautiful to look at, yet left me wholly detached beyond just admiring the sight of it.
Claire's Knee I found to be a mild curiosity, this in its very particular sort of "conflict" found within a most relaxed atmosphere to say the least in which one undergoes this so called moral quandary. Although I could admire the technique of Rohmer to an extent it never absorbed me within that idiosyncrasy, making it difficult to wholly invest within the film's very gradual pace, to understate.
I'll try to watch those.
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