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Spinal
09-19-2013, 01:12 AM
I give you an actor.

You tell me which movie contains their best performance. You get one vote.

Discussion might happen.

After a day or so, the votes are counted. I announce the winning performance.

We then move on to somebody else.

Previous decisions:
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Kate Winslet - Heavenly Creatures
Toshiro Mifune - Throne of Blood
Meryl Streep - Adaptation
Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice
Penelope Cruz - Volver
Charlie Chaplin - The Gold Rush
Julianne Moore - Safe
Forest Whitaker - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ingrid Bergman - Notorious
Humphrey Bogart - In a Lonely Place

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What's my best performance?
dreamdead
09-19-2013, 01:17 AM
Oh man. This one is brutal. It hurts to leave behind Persona, Shame, among the others.

Still, Scenes from a Marriage.
Raiders
09-19-2013, 01:24 AM
Persona kind of by default, having not seen either Shame or Scenes from a Marriage.
Spinal
09-19-2013, 02:22 AM
Scenes from a Marriage

That Passion of Anna monologue kicks ass though.
chrisnu
09-19-2013, 02:44 AM
Scenes from a Marriage
Spinal
09-19-2013, 07:42 PM
Is Ullmann's work not as widely seen as I thought?
Winston*
09-19-2013, 08:38 PM
Only seen her in Persona and Cries and Whispers, so don't think I can make an informed choice.
Qrazy
09-19-2013, 08:41 PM
I find her hysterics too over the top most of the time. I don't really remember her performance in Shame that well so I guess I'll go with Hour of the Wolf.
Mysterious Dude
09-19-2013, 10:37 PM
Scenes from a Marriage

I've seen seven of her movies, all directed by Ingmar Bergman. I think it's too bad she didn't do much recognizable work under other directors. It's kind of hard to choose between so many performances that are so... similar.
Ezee E
09-20-2013, 02:53 AM
I wanted to say Cries and Whispers, but realized her performance wasn't anything beyond what she does in Persona or Scenes of a Marriage, but was simply a preference of Bergman.

So pondering a little more, I think PERSONA wins out.
Ezee E
09-20-2013, 02:54 AM
Scenes from a Marriage

I've seen seven of her movies, all directed by Ingmar Bergman. I think it's too bad she didn't do much recognizable work under other directors. It's kind of hard to choose between so many performances that are so... similar.

This. I almost just wanted to say my favorite performance was BERGMAN, but wasn't very funny.

IN hindsight, it might be the best Actor/Actress combo ever.
Spinal
09-20-2013, 02:58 PM
Match Cut says my best performance is ...

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SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE