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Post by wallsofjericho on Jan 19, 2020 10:52:24 GMT
As much as I love Duvall, I think the Dresser actors were better that year. Courtenay gets my vote.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jan 19, 2020 14:31:38 GMT
1. Duvall
2. Finney
3. Caine
4. Courtenay
N/S Reuben, Reuben.
All four of them gave magnificent performances!
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jan 19, 2020 18:08:07 GMT
Haven't seen Conti yet but of the other four I only cared for Caine and Duvall (in that order). I've said this before but the only truly accomplished performance in The Dresser belongs to Eileen Atkins. In an otherwise stagey film populated by loud theatrical characters, hers was the only one that felt human.
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 19, 2020 22:06:47 GMT
Phenomenal year for Lead Actor - there's also Pacino, Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, Eric Roberts, Walken, Coluche, Ganz. From the nominees, it's hard not to pick the Finney/Courtenay pairing, as their chemistry and stressed energy and heart-ache is so closely woven and brilliant.
Finney, doing his makeup, has one of my favorite quotes ever: "There was a time when I painted in all the lines... now I merely deepen what is already there."
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Post by cheesecake on Jan 20, 2020 23:18:37 GMT
Courtenay.
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Post by stephen on Jan 20, 2020 23:19:13 GMT
1. Tom Courtenay
2. Robert Duvall
3. Albert Finney
4. Tom Conti
5. Michael Caine
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