It's a rare thing that live tv makes me shout with joy, but it did when The Lives of Others won for best foreign language. That was my movie of 2006, and I love it to bits, as I have rambled on quite a bit in this journal before. And I was so afraid that with all the Pan's Labyrinth hype, it would not get a vote. So very happy
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I do feel for Peter though -- I wanted him to win. Forrest's been amazing, though, and it was a really close race... I was especially glad to see Helen Mirren get it. So glad to see "older" actresses getting 'best actress' nods instead of just supporting!
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Yes indeed, and it must have felt like a personal bitchslap every time they ignored him, given that he was attending every time. The Unholy Trio was adorable.*g*
I was especially glad to see Helen Mirren get it. So glad to see "older" actresses getting 'best actress' nods instead of just supporting!
Oh yes! And not in a "wiping the hero/heroine's brow" role, either! It's been so annoying, the age divide and actresses over 40 basically being ignored for main parts with a very few exceptions, and I really hope this is the sign of a trend. Re: Helen Mirren, in a recent interview she reminiscences about how she felt when she was offered the part of D.I. Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect - she was so glad and relieved because it was finally a woman her own age, for which she didn't have to look younger or older, and no one's mother!
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You weren't wrong. I just watched it (on a large screen as I'd hoped). I had high expectations and they were surpassed. That shows again that you don't need a sky-high budget and fancy FX... what this movie has instead is a brilliant script and believable performers.
And now I can finally read your review from ages ago in full. :)
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What I hoped you'd say. Such a brilliant movie!
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Here's hoping for a Lives of Others release in your neighbourhood!
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However, I really did enjoy the subversion of the biopic convention -- the early scenes where everyone thinks the subject is crazy, then say he's a genius after he finds success, served a totally different purpose in "The Aviator," because Hughes is crazy, and his wealth/good looks/commercial instincts blind others to ( ... )
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