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Post by TylerDeneuve on Dec 26, 2023 20:01:50 GMT
I just sent pacinoyes a PM about this, but wanted to pose it to the forum as a general topic of discussion... Which of these beautiful, elegant redheads do you prefer as an actress? In particular, as it it pertains to the question of their two most acclaimed performances ( Safe vs. La Cérémonie and Far from Heaven vs. The Piano Teacher)... For me, Huppert is technically flawless... perfect, even... But I'd rather watch Moore given her warmth, her movie star presence... if that makes sense? Please, let's discuss!   |
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 26, 2023 20:20:41 GMT
In their photos together you can almost palpably feel how much they have a bond can't you?  I mentioned this earlier to Tyler that these two have a tremendous similarity - that I love - of "playing" with their acting ........some men have it - Mastroianni, Pacino, Oldman, Finney........where you feel many different takes might exist but all of the takes that are "kept" have a kind of imperfect and peculiar quality that makes them register as more vivid and memorable. I think it's sad that Moore didn't get to play some lesser-Huppert roles - Madame Bovary for one - where her "warmth" might have actually been better suited for it.......Huppert is my fave but I really think they are fascinating "mirror images" often ..... They remind me of this quote below - because both are very technically sound actresses who will often throw technique out to have something land in an unusual and peculiar way. I think it would excite Huppert to work with Moore - not just challenge her but be great fun.........  |
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Dec 26, 2023 20:25:01 GMT
pacinoyes - This is why I love you so much - you just crystallize thoughts into words so beautifully. 
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Post by MsMovieStar on Dec 26, 2023 20:45:47 GMT
In their photos together you can almost palpably feel how much they have a bond can't you? I mentioned this earlier to Tyler that these two have a tremendous similarity - that I love - of "playing" with their acting ........some men have it - Mastroianni, Pacino, Oldman, Finney........where you feel many different takes might exist but all of the takes that are "kept" have a kind of imperfect and peculiar quality that makes them register as more vivid and memorable. I think it's sad that Moore didn't get to play some lesser-Huppert roles - Madame Bovary for one - where her "warmth" might have actually been better suited for it.......Huppert is my fave but I really think they are fascinating "mirror images" often ..... They remind me of this quote below - because both are very technically sound actresses who will often throw technique out to have something land in an unusual and peculiar way. I think it would excite Huppert to work with Moore - not just challenge her but be great fun......... Oh honey, I hope you're not implying that there's some sort of les lesbiennes thing going on. I know she's French, so she's probably just handsy after a few Pernods (I've heard Brioche can also get quite sticky). Huppert probably left her gloves someplace... and Moore is just returning them. TylerDeneuve You said you loved me! My heart has shattered into a million tiny pieces... like a thousand clear cut diamonds (not the pavé type). |
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Post by ibbi on Dec 29, 2023 12:13:07 GMT
I am a diehard Julianne Moore fanboy, but I think Huppert is (give or take a handful of others - Ullmann, Bergman, Davis) probably the best to ever do it. I'm not sure I count any actress among my absolute faves that I have disliked on screen as often as I have Jules, but her highs are just so good that I consider her lows irrelevant.
As far as those two particular comparisons go, I'd go with Huppert in both cases. She is just too fucking interesting to take your eyes off.
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Post by Javi on Dec 30, 2023 0:03:08 GMT
Moore is more of a star. Huppert has only been a full-fledged star once, in Elle... and it was quite a sight. I prefer extreme Moore to extreme Huppert, meaning Safe >>> The Piano Teacher. Both are about equally funny (Moore in Short Cuts/Boogie Nights and Huppert in La Ceremonie/Greta). Maybe Moore was never as poignant as Huppert was in The Lacemaker, a one-of-a-kind performance. But overall, I prefer Moore's semi-satirical soul-searching and emotionalism to Huppert's constant amusement. Huppert is probably the most amused actress of all time. She's the queen of nonchalance, and her tragedy is not having starred in a Buñuel joint. She's in on all the jokes. But for weight and depth and star panache I'll go Moore.
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Post by stabcaesar on Dec 30, 2023 14:45:31 GMT
Julianne Moore. I know people love her around here (and beyond) but I've always found Huppert very same-y in all her roles.
Moore on the other hand brings something different almost every occasion.
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Jan 17, 2024 5:05:57 GMT
Moore is more of a star. Huppert has only been a full-fledged star once, in Elle... and it was quite a sight. I prefer extreme Moore to extreme Huppert, meaning Safe >>> The Piano Teacher. Both are about equally funny (Moore in Short Cuts/Boogie Nights and Huppert in La Ceremonie/Greta). Maybe Moore was never as poignant as Huppert was in The Lacemaker, a one-of-a-kind performance. But overall, I prefer Moore's semi-satirical soul-searching and emotionalism to Huppert's constant amusement. Huppert is probably the most amused actress of all time. She's the queen of nonchalance, and her tragedy is not having starred in a Buñuel joint. She's in on all the jokes. But for weight and depth and star panache I'll go Moore. How about in her Oscar-winning performance, Still Alice? Seeing this brilliant woman disappear before your eyes was so heart-rending. Moore's performance is incredibly precise from a technical standpoint, but again, it's her warmth - most notably from the beautiful mother-daughter chemistry with Kristen Stewart - that really drives the pathos. |
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Jan 18, 2024 11:17:44 GMT
Look at that photo.  I'm only laughing because they are such polar opposites in every way - except, I would say they both have that spirit of not being afraid to take risks in their work. Who do I prefer? Ooh, I'm going to have to go with Huppert. Not that Moore's greatness isn't cemented, so this is tough. Even putting technical prowess aside, Huppert just fascinates me a bit more, so I would go with her. |
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Jan 30, 2024 4:38:41 GMT
I would say they both have that spirit of not being afraid to take risks in their work. Right? Moore is the only American actress I can imagine even touching something like Elle. |
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Jan 31, 2024 17:06:23 GMT
I would say they both have that spirit of not being afraid to take risks in their work. Right? Moore is the only American actress I can imagine even touching something like Elle. Oh after I see Huppert films like Elle and The Piano Teacher, I always think an A-list American actress would never get away with this. I didn't see Elle around the time it came out. I want to know. Did that cause any controversy whatsoever? I mean, that's the kind of material that could lead to all types of fist-shaking and think pieces if you think about it. |
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Feb 5, 2024 16:33:24 GMT
Javi Mattsby pacinoyes ibbi PromNightCarrie - Have you guys seen Rebecca Miller's Maggie's Plan (co-starring Greta Gerwig and Ethan Hawke)? She is hilarious and completely Huppert-esque here... I loved her Danish accent! It's really rare that I literally "laugh out loud" during a comedy, but she had me in stitches more than once. Some really great physical comedy here. 
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Post by ibbi on Feb 5, 2024 16:37:10 GMT
Javi Mattsby pacinoyes ibbi PromNightCarrie - Have you guys seen Rebecca Miller's Maggie's Plan (co-starring Greta Gerwig and Ethan Hawke)? She is hilarious and completely Huppert-esque here... I loved her Danish accent! It's really rare that I literally "laugh out loud" during a comedy, but she had me in stitches more than once. Some really great physical comedy here. Yep. I've not watched it since it came out, but it's closer to the kind of performance of hers that turn me off, and yet there she makes it work. Like a cross between her work in Big Lebowski and Maddie Kahn in Blazing Saddles was how I saw it at the time. |
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 5, 2024 17:29:55 GMT
pacinoyes - Have you guys seen Rebecca Miller's Maggie's Plan (co-starring Greta Gerwig and Ethan Hawke)? She is hilarious and completely Huppert-esque here... I loved her Danish accent! It's ok as a movie - by the way - why can't Rebecca Miller put her HUSBAND in an ensemble comedy? Because he's not that good at comedy perhaps? Hmmmm? Hmmmmm? Discuss  It's better at the start when it kind of is like a grown up Hal Hartley .....Moore is the best thing in it - and it's her thing where she takes a potentially dull character and makes her totally memorable. I'm pretty sure Rebecca Miller didn't direct that performance - Moore just did it and Miller was like "Ok, great - do that" This is one of those things again - actors who give you EXACTLY what you think you want - boring, safe, perfectly pleasant performances and actors giving far more thought to the character they are playing and coloring outside the lines......sort of like the acting equivalent of a knife fight game of chicken or riding your bike with a blindfold on..........things, theoretically could go wrong very quickly.....which is part of the fun and Moore knows it...... Also - this movie is an example of a screwball comedy when it works and when it doesn't - Hollywood would love to do the screwball comedy again - they just tried it with No Hard Feelings......it never actually totally works now although I liked that and LAwrence in that ...........I'm not sure why that is.......at one time this would have been a Woody Allen movie actually |
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Feb 7, 2024 19:34:44 GMT
Javi Mattsby pacinoyes ibbi PromNightCarrie - Have you guys seen Rebecca Miller's Maggie's Plan (co-starring Greta Gerwig and Ethan Hawke)? She is hilarious and completely Huppert-esque here... I loved her Danish accent! It's really rare that I literally "laugh out loud" during a comedy, but she had me in stitches more than once. Some really great physical comedy here. No, I haven't seen it, but I don't doubt it because Julianne Moore can be funny! Even in films that aren't necessarily comedies but have comedic elements or moments. |
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I'm only laughing because they are such polar opposites in every way - except, I would say they both have that spirit of not being afraid to take risks in their work.
