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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 19, 2022 10:49:03 GMT
Nobody ever works in American movies - everyone is either in a very narrow range -a cop, FBI / CIA Agent. an ex-cop (um) - or don't technically work at all - they are independently wealthy, or a drug dealer or you know............. Batman.  What are some roles for you where the actor captured the job of the character they were playing - not just that they happened to do that job but that the job was crucial to selling the entire role to an audience - and when you think of the movie you think of how they evoked the job through the performance - not just that they could play an emotion within the movie regardless of their job. I've listed a lot of men below - but some females are obviously desperately needed - not a hooker - it's covered people!
Actor / Movie / Occupation - and photos of an actor / actress playing an actor / actress
Newman - The Verdict - Lawyer
Hanks - Captain Phillips - Ship Captain
DDL - There Will Be Blood - Oil Tycoon
Stewart - Flight of the Phoenix - Airplane Pilot
Douglas - Ace In The Hole - Reporter
Pacino - You Don't Know Jack (TV) - Doctor
Michael Redgrave - The Browning Version (1951) - Teacher
De Niro - Raging Bull - Boxer
De Niro - Taxi Driver - Taxi Driver (  )
Finney - The Dresser - Actor
Nicholson - The Shining - Writer
McDormand - Fargo - Police Officer
Streep - Silkwood - Lab Worker
Burstyn - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Waitress
Fonda - Klute - Prostitute
Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Nurse
Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive - Actress
 
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Post by wallsofjericho on Mar 19, 2022 13:02:38 GMT
Another good DDL one is Phantom Thread as a fashion designer. I love the small detail of the close up shots of his thumb which have the needle holes in them.
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Post by Nikan on Mar 19, 2022 14:50:08 GMT
fixed  Jack has portrayed a couple of authors as you know... I'd go with As Good As It Gets. NS The Dresser but "the actor" itself has been covered memorably a bunch of times...I'd give a shoutout to: Michael Keaton - Birdman - the "washed-up" actor
Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie - the "gender-swapping" actor
Leonardo DiCaprio - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - The B-list turned international cult star actoralso: Rosalind Russell - His Girl Friday - Journalist
Alain Delon - Le Samurai - Hitman for hire
Roy Scheider - All That Jazz - Theater director
Adrienne Barbeau - The Fog - Radio announcer
Anthony Hopkins - Remains of the Day - Butler
Bob Gunton - The Shawshank Redemption - Prison Warden
Ben Stiller - Zoolander - Modeling
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd - Barber
Michael Stuhlbarg - A Serious Man - Math teacher
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Post by cherry68 on Mar 19, 2022 17:43:40 GMT
Fernandel - Don Camillo - Catholic priest
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Post by themoviesinner on Mar 19, 2022 18:19:36 GMT
The first one that came to my mind is Virginie Ledoyen in A Single Girl where she plays as a Hotel Employee. The film and her performance really capture the daily grind and mundanity of a job like that.  Also Stephen Grahan - Boiling Point - Chef. Pretty obvious choice.  |
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Mar 19, 2022 18:22:35 GMT
The cast of Heat - Cops and Robbers.
Clooney and Lopez in Out of Sight - Career thief and career marshal.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Mar 19, 2022 20:08:05 GMT
wonderful idea for a thread! Hamish Linklater in Midnight Mass as a catholic priest (if we're counting miniseries). This is one of the best on-screen depictions of what it would look like for a priest to really care about his parishioners. In addition to his disarming charisma and conversational skills, what stands out is how Linklater takes an interest in his parishioners. He pursues them relentlessly, breaking down their defenses with a smile and with genuine concern. He'd probably reconvert my atheistic ass in minutes but there are lots of great options: Anthony Hopkins in Remains of the Day -- butler Jack Lemmon in Glengarry Glen Ross -- salesman Denzel Washington in Malcolm X -- civil rights activist James Woods in Salvador -- photojournalist Peter O'Toole in The Stunt Man -- film director George C. Scott in Patton -- general harder to find women but some that come to mind are: Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (country singer) Sally Field in Norma Rae (union organizer) Holly Hunter in Broadcast News (news producer) and yeah Graham + Robinson in Boiling Point are a great recent example. I would love to see more films like that, it explores a workspace so realistically and deliberately. The narrative answer to Wiseman's direct cinema. |
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 20, 2022 16:49:07 GMT
Peter Fonda's great performance - as a beekeeper - in Ulee's Gold (1997) is clearly one because the independence, isolation, control and patience and also in managing any risk are evident in his work are needed in what happens in the plot itself. 
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Post by SZilla on Mar 20, 2022 17:15:15 GMT
Lon Chaney as a Clown in He Who Gets Slapped. A former scientist who's life work is stolen from him, leading him to spiral into the role of the tortured fool.  |
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Mar 20, 2022 20:31:33 GMT
Another Mann vehicle -
Plummer and Pacino in The Insider - Newsroom reporter and producer.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2022 0:54:57 GMT
How about Editor-in-Chief of a fashion magazine: Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada?  |
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Post by DeepArcher on Mar 21, 2022 1:00:37 GMT
Another Mann vehicle - Plummer and Pacino in The Insider - Newsroom reporter and producer. Mann is kind of the king of directing these types of performances. Caan in Thief, Peterson in Manhunter, Cruise in Collateral all great examples too... |
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 21, 2022 15:51:54 GMT
How about Editor-in-Chief of a fashion magazine: Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada? This fits in with the Peter Fonda one I listed in Ulee's Gold - where he's a beekeeper - like if it wasn't for a movie what would we ever know about the details of that job? Streep's is so specific it goes beyond just "being the head of a generic magazine" |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2022 16:21:07 GMT
pacinoyes - How about another one for Streep... Would we say The French Lieutenant's Woman is the definitive film portrayal of a Victorian governess?
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