The ladies in waiting are:
Ruby Dee - "American Gangster"She woke you up. giving the film one of it's only honest moments.
A mother so disappointed in her son, she hits him. You can see her hurt in doing so. Masterful.
Samantha Morton - "Control" & "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"The first was a wonderful study of a woman married and a mother far too soon. The second, she hits he character out of the park in less than 5 minutes. Makes you wish the film was about her.
Saoirse Ronan - "Atonement"Knew when to hold back and when to emote. The way you could see her processing every moment was truly masterful.
Her devastation when she sees her crush with her sister is perfect.
Emmanuelle Seigner - "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"As the ex wife she was able to be sexy, tragic and heart breaking.
When she has to convey the message on the phone to the other woman you feel her pain.
Tilda Swinton - "Michael Clayton"Totally in over her head and not prepared at all for her job, and Tilda lets you know this from the get go.
Classic study of a sheep in wolfs clothing.
Tabu - "The Namesake"She is the centre of the film. She is alone in her new world and Tabu conveys the shifts in her demeanor between America and India perfectly. She just wants to go home.
3 comments:
Where's your grade for "Diving Bell"? You really seem to have liked it, so I'm guessing A- right?
i agree siegner was great.
i loved diving bell & the butterfly.
there really were so few good female roles this year.
I have to grade "Diving Bell" Jose. I really loved it. I was very sad I went home empty handed. It really should have gotten cinematography as it was such a challenge to pull off.
There were so few good female roles. It seemed to be a year of a lot of extremely powerful bit parts (Dee, Morton, Keener even) but nothing overly substantial.
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