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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 16:53:08 GMT
Which of these iconic Oscar-winning performances do you personally prefer?
Interesting that the quintessential British actress would make her mark in world cinema by playing two so-uniquely American characters, don't you think?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 18:42:28 GMT
Gone with the Wind. I've just seen it more times throughout the years.
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Post by stephen on Dec 1, 2017 18:47:45 GMT
She is a force of nature in both, but I actually find her the least interesting of a very powerful quartet in Streetcar. She isn't bad by any stretch (she's my runner-up), but where the other actors in the piece are the definitive Stanley/Mitch/Stella, I've seen people take Blanche DuBois to far more interesting places than Leigh did. It's a worthy win, but one that is dwarfed by her towering turn as Scarlett O'Hara. Very few films rely so crucially on a lead performance as that one does, and very few performances reach such a staggering peak as she does there. I have no qualms with people considering both performances some of the best to ever win an Oscar, but for me, there's no competition. Scarlett wins out all day.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Dec 1, 2017 19:58:48 GMT
Phenomenal in both but STREETCAR is my pick .
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Post by countjohn on Dec 2, 2017 2:40:11 GMT
I'm not crazy about Leigh in Streetcar. It's a good performance in a vacuum but it's way too old Hollywood for what that movie was trying to be and is really jarring with the rest of the film.
Meanwhile, Leigh in GWTW is my all time Best Actress winner and probably the best female movie performance of all time. A classic/iconic performance that 100% deserves its status.
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Post by cheesecake on Dec 2, 2017 17:34:48 GMT
Commanding, iconic and outstanding in Gone With the Wind and easily my favorite of the two.
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Dec 5, 2017 15:15:11 GMT
Wow, I thought it would be much closer! I always give the one in Streetcar the edge because of that scene where she reveals the true her to Karl Malden. She was conjuring up some spirits in that scene!
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