Thursday, December 21, 2006

FYC: William Hurt in The King

The film: A bitter pill. Shakespeare by way of Faulkner. God's people go godless.
The actor: A subtlist. There's not a showy thing about him.
The character: A preacher with a sacrilegious past.
The moment: When he confesses his transgressions to his congregation, which starts to walk out on him. "God bless you," he says to his parting sheep. "I deserve your rebuke."
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4 comments:

  1. Alanna22 December, 2006 10:15

    Hurt was awfully showy in A History of Violence. But he was also hilarious: "How do you f*ck that up?!?"

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  2. J.J.22 December, 2006 11:33

    Showy in History of Violence? On the contrary. Hurt was all slowburn. Watch it again. His mania is *implied*.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=_bwMnMPm40I

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  3. Alanna27 December, 2006 10:07

    Wow, we have very different interpretations. I thought he was a mobster caricature.

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  4. Anonymous02 January, 2007 19:21

    he's a genius.

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