Glenn Close is so fucking talented it hurts, let's celebrate

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I assume you're being sarcastic, given the pictures below the title. Still, have any of you seen Close's brief role at the end of the movie Nine Lives. I won't give away what happens, but it's devestating. The gist of the film is that it is nine vignettes -- in real time using only a single, unbroken camera shot -- taken at a crucial moment in the lives of nine women.

And as I said, the closing episode, featuring Close, is heartbreaking.(n.1)

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(n.1) As it happens, I've never been impressed with Close aside from this short role. But her turn in this movie makes up for a lot of sins.

no no no, i'm not being sarcastic at all.

her performances in all the movies referenced above are classic to the hilt. esp. fatal attraction.

every time i see her onscreen, i'm impressed. her energy is relentless.

i haven't seen Nine Lives! sounds RIGHt up my alley.

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I always associate Close with 80s films: Large, blunt roles; outsized personality; always "emoting" instead of "talking."

But like I said, she blew me away in that one film, so maybe I misjudged her. It is really different from the other roles I've seen her in.

well she certainly had many opportunities in her roles to EMOTE tremendously, but i've definitely seen her in more subtle fashion. i mean Jagged Edge is an obvious example of a serious, nuanced performance, however 80s it may be.

METACRITICS' Page for Nine Lives (80 METASCORE)

Yeah, Jagged Edge was pretty good.

totally have a craving for it now.

Best other segments in the film (all are good to great) include the female prisoner's hard day and the brief chance encounter between a former boyfriend and girlfriend. All very sad and revealing.

wow that looks fucking great. holly and sissy no less. thx for tip

Close's segment is the best, by far. It packs the emotional whollop that you get from the critical scene in Crash (I won't give it away, but it involves a little girl protecting her father), without the feeling that you're being intentionally manipulated by the filmmakers.

i'm telling u, u should take this as an opportunity to rent a few more Close movies. she packs a punch for sure.

Be forewarned: Nine Lives is kind of a sobering movie. Not all sad, but no treacly happy endings.

Okay, I've got the (now 40% more expensive) Blockbuster online plan! What's the best Close film to rent?

No 101 Dalmations, plz.

well i'm a sucker for tearjerkers, unfortunately.

hahaha let's see... well i'm BIG on Fatal Attraction. and of course you have The Big Chill, which always warrants a viewing, IMO. and Dangerous Liaisons is a safe bet.

I misread the title as "Chuck Close is so fucking talented it hurts" - looked at the first few replies & freaked out - PHOTOREALISM HAS GONE TOO FAR!!! etc.

=P

also The House Of The Spirits is this wacked out movie with Close and Meryl Streep that is rather entertaining if misguided.

Big Chill it is.

Oh, wait! Close was in Reversal of Fortune with Jeremy Irons. That may be the one to start with.

ooh i haven't seen that! NETFLIX...

Many Oscars, that film.

(Or at least one for Irons, I remember that).

METACRITICS off-the-charts 93 score for Reversal of Fortune.

Of course, I know this is a Glenn Close thread, but -- as I understand it -- Reversal of Fortune is totally Jeremy Irons' film.

he's soooo cute

Good, brooding actor. Past his moment, tho. I can see him now in interesting character roles, a-la William Hurt's short turn in A History of Violence (tho Irons could never be that funny or campy).

what other big things did he do? i can see his face in something i know and love now but i don't know what

^^^ There are others, sure, but the correct answer is Dead Ringers

Irons? Damage, Dead Ringers, The French Lt.'s Woman, among others.

ooh i've been told i rly need to see The French Lt. 's Woman

This is fast turning into a "Jeremy Irons is so f----g talented it hurts, let's celebrate" thread.

lol i kno

french lt. was with meryl?

Not sure; I'll check. I want to see Glenn Close in the role of a minor villian in a future Batman movie! Well, maybe one in the first incarnation of Batman movies. As a villian opposite Christian Bale, not so much.

Yes, Meryl Streep in French Lt..

close is such a villain

rent yourself season 4 of 'the shield' to see glenn close at her absolute best. you should probably rent the first three seasons first, though...

Irons has been giving terrific small performances for a few years. Check out Being Julia, The Merchant of Venice, and that cable production of Elizabeth starring Helen Mirren (superior to the Oscar bait movie released last year).

My favorite Close performance is still in Dangerous Liasions; otherwise she's too frosty.

rent yourself season 4 of 'the shield' to see glenn close at her absolute best. you should probably rent the first three seasons first, though...

-- omar little, Sunday, 23 December 2007 07:45 (7 hours ago) Link

^^^^this = amazing

Alfred, obv. I've said this upthread, but if your criticism is that Close is too frosty (and she often is), you should watch her short appearance in Nine Lives. Not frosty at all. Sad and shattering.

find her a bit annoying, tbh

one of the few redeeming features of west wing s05.

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