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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2018 17:55:48 GMT
PromNightCarrie Of her "key" performances, I've seen Another Woman and The Notebook. I've also seen less integral films like The Skeleton Key, Paris, je t'aime, Hope Floats, etc... I'm really interested in her work, because so many great actors cite her as their all time favorite actress. So, where to start? Obviously her two Oscar nominated performances ( A Woman Under the Influence and Gloria) are musts, but are there others you'd definitely recommend? 
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Post by stephen on Dec 28, 2018 23:19:56 GMT
Opening Night.
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Post by thomasjerome on Dec 28, 2018 23:26:15 GMT
"Opening Night" is a must. I'd also like to mention "Unhook the Stars" and "Playing by Heart". Both underrated stuff.
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Post by bob-coppola on Dec 28, 2018 23:55:10 GMT
AWUTI is just my favorite performance from anyone in film history, so start from that. Opening Night is also something flung out of space, incredible piece of acting. Love Streams is one underseen but precious as well.
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 28, 2018 23:56:10 GMT
Everyone will name the same movies but I'd say it's the curveball titles where you learn more about any actor - yes, fine Opening Night, Love Streams are essential sure - but she was never less mannered or more lovely than in Minnie and Moskowitz (never mentioned on here) and you might like to see her play something other than an object of men's desire or her own madness - wonderfully controlled for example in her Night on Earth scene segment opposite Winona Ryder.
There is one Cassavetes movie where a character refers to her having a "fox face" - and it's the greatest description because she literally does and she could wring a lot out of it - a smile, a grimace, or pain - in a way it's a shame she didn't do more but she was a very major talent indeed.
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Post by clunkybob2 on Dec 29, 2018 19:32:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 19:56:23 GMT
Her performance in A Woman Under the Influence is fantastic.
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Post by akittystang on Dec 30, 2018 1:10:35 GMT
A Woman Under The Influence is in a tie for #1 Best Female Performance of all-time for me. Start there.
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Post by MsMovieStar on Dec 30, 2018 10:58:05 GMT
Oh honey, Unhook the Stars! Love Streams! Another Woman! Even in The Skeleton Key, she's terrific!
Gene Rowlands is just one of those actresses that justifies the overuse of exclamation marks!
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Post by cherry68 on Dec 30, 2018 16:47:17 GMT
Something to talk about.
A cute romantic comedy.
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Post by fiosnasiob on Dec 30, 2018 20:10:42 GMT
I can't tell you who is the best American actress I've ever seen but Gena Rowlands is top tier and arguably the most watchable of that top, the camera love her to a ridiculous degree, especially the Cassavetes camera, so watch the brillant works they did together ASAP, it's essential.
TV is also a place where she shone, if you can find her Emmy/GG winning performance as Betty Ford or her face to face with her favorite actress, Bette Davis in Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter don't hesitate. Another Mother/Daugher TV film worth watching for her is Wild Iris where you might also end wanting to discover more of Laura Linney.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2021 2:21:15 GMT
Lonely Are the Brave is great, too - one of my favorite Westerns.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Feb 21, 2021 3:06:40 GMT
apart from Carlin, she's the best damn thing about Faces.
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Post by TerryMontana on Feb 21, 2021 11:52:36 GMT
Her work in A Woman Under the Influence is by far the best thing she's ever done!
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 21, 2021 12:15:05 GMT
Everyone will name the same movies but I'd say it's the curveball titles where you learn more about any actor - yes, fine Opening Night, Love Streams are essential sure - but she was never less mannered or more lovely than in Minnie and Moskowitz (never mentioned on here) and you might like to see her play something other than an object of men's desire or her own madness - wonderfully controlled for example in her Night on Earth scene segment opposite Winona Ryder. There is one Cassavetes movie where a character refers to her having a "fox face" - and it's the greatest description because she literally does and she could wring a lot out of it - a smile, a grimace, or pain - in a way it's a shame she didn't do more but she was a very major talent indeed. For a fun one - for its ending anyway, seek out "Murder Case" with Cassavetes for the Alfred Hitchcock presents TV show......it's a fairly mundane mystery but they are fun to watch - they always are - and the ending pays off. Her "fox face" is at its um , foxiest here   |
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Post by Mattsby on May 25, 2021 22:39:25 GMT
I watched this clip yesterday like three times and today were the Daytime Emmy noms so when better to post? Hilarious, really classic type of soap scene.... "Idk how to be poor and I have NO INTENTION OF LEARNING!"  Rowlands did about 40 eps of Peyton Place in 1967. I've been thinking recently how I've kinda ignored and underestimated soaps in the past, even using that "like a soap opera" phrasing as an easy negative. In honor of queen Gena, I take it back. |
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 25, 2021 23:24:12 GMT
Gloria is considered lesser Cassavetes but its highkey my favorite and she kicks so much ass in it 
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Oct 7, 2021 12:49:22 GMT
The greatest American actress and part of the most talented American actress/director duo ever. A Woman Under the Influence is regarded as her crowning achievement, which is understandable, but I've maintained that she's even better in Opening Night. That movie just didn't get the same awards attention, has been underseen, and was difficult for pundits to understand at the time.
These aren't the only great things she's done, but I say put Love Streams together with AWUTI and Opening Night to make the Gena Rowlands presented by Cassavetes acting trilogy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2021 13:02:14 GMT
The greatest American actress and part of the most talented American actress/director duo ever. A Woman Under the Influence is regarded as her crowning achievement, which is understandable, but I've maintained that she's even better in Opening Night. That movie just didn't get the same awards attention, has been underseen, and was difficult for pundits to understand at the time. These aren't the only great things she's done, but I say put Love Streams together with AWUTI and Opening Night to make the Gena Rowlands presented by Cassavetes acting trilogy. Since I originally posted, I've now seen all of her collaborations with Cassavetes and her other key film roles along with most of her amazing work on television. I went through a major phase last year during the pandemic. |
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Oct 8, 2021 2:14:41 GMT
The greatest American actress and part of the most talented American actress/director duo ever. A Woman Under the Influence is regarded as her crowning achievement, which is understandable, but I've maintained that she's even better in Opening Night. That movie just didn't get the same awards attention, has been underseen, and was difficult for pundits to understand at the time. These aren't the only great things she's done, but I say put Love Streams together with AWUTI and Opening Night to make the Gena Rowlands presented by Cassavetes acting trilogy. Since I originally posted, I've now seen all of her collaborations with Cassavetes and her other key film roles along with most of her amazing work on television. I went through a major phase last year during the pandemic. Cool. I went through a Cassavetes phase one year where I was seeing everything Cassavetes (directing/acting) and in doing so discovered more about her. One film she's been in that I haven't seen is Lonely Are the Brave. Have you caught that yet and if so what did you think of it? |
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Oct 8, 2021 2:20:57 GMT
Everyone will name the same movies but I'd say it's the curveball titles where you learn more about any actor - yes, fine Opening Night, Love Streams are essential sure - but she was never less mannered or more lovely than in Minnie and Moskowitz (never mentioned on here) and you might like to see her play something other than an object of men's desire or her own madness - wonderfully controlled for example in her Night on Earth scene segment opposite Winona Ryder. There is one Cassavetes movie where a character refers to her having a "fox face" - and it's the greatest description because she literally does and she could wring a lot out of it - a smile, a grimace, or pain - in a way it's a shame she didn't do more but she was a very major talent indeed. For a fun one - for its ending anyway, seek out "Murder Case" with Cassavetes for the Alfred Hitchcock presents TV show......it's a fairly mundane mystery but they are fun to watch - they always are - and the ending pays off. Her "fox face" is at its um , foxiest here I have seen this. Nice twist to it (and believe me having seen a lot of her early tv work, that's not even her foxiest!). They had such chemistry in that episode, didn't they? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2021 2:35:30 GMT
Since I originally posted, I've now seen all of her collaborations with Cassavetes and her other key film roles along with most of her amazing work on television. I went through a major phase last year during the pandemic. Cool. I went through a Cassavetes phase one year where I was seeing everything Cassavetes (directing/acting) and in doing so discovered more about her. One film she's been in that I haven't seen is Lonely Are the Brave. Have you caught that yet and if so what did you think of it? Yes, I mentioned it upthread.  It's one of the few Westerns that I genuinely like.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2022 3:25:03 GMT
Gena Rowlands by Rick McGinnis, Toronto, 1996. Always beautiful.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2023 16:33:30 GMT
Charlotte Wells - director of Aftersun - "Gena Rowlands is, in my mind, the best actor that there has ever been." pacinoyes Mattsby |
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It's one of the few Westerns that I genuinely like. 
