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In Reply to: The 10 greatest film performances by an actress posted by danj on January 27, 2002 at 00:21:57:
Hi,
the problem with lists, is that they tell you both too much, and not enough, here's an example. Hepburn was in fine form, in The Lion in Winter, no doubt.
But I would not want to introduce someone to her with that movie. I would pick something more like Bringing Up Baby, or Philadelphia Story, just for example. She's a wonderful actress with many good films; seems a shame to pick that one. And for someone familiar with her work, well, they may well have a different favorite. My favorite(s) is anything she did with Spencer Tracy, but of course I adore her teamed up with Cary Grant,but that would leave out Bogie...
Follow Ups:
You're correct that lists have a tendency to tell you too much and yet not enough, but they also a) provide only subjective imprerssions, and b) establish misleading rankings, ignoring performances that might be deemed equal or superior to those listed once a consensus had been reached by the viewing public. This is the biggest failing of awards presentations, especially the Academy Awards, where intense lobbying/promotional campaigns are employed with the hopes that members will take the time to view your particualr film before casting their vote.All that said, my list of best performances would undoubtably be different albeit similar to thse listed. Among the actresses I would've placed on my top 10 list for dramatic performances I've seen are:
Maria Falconetti (The Passion of Joan of Arc),
Louise Brooks (either for Pandora's Box or Diary of a Lost Girl), Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously),
Katheryn Hepburn (The African Queen),
Gloria Swanson (either for Sunset Boulevard or Queen Kelly),
Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovitch),
Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca),
Lilian Gish (either for Way Down East or Year of the Hunter),
Bette Davis (All About Eve),
Kate Blanchet (Elizabeth)--- and that's just my subjective perspective on the dramatic side; comedy would be a whole different listing, albeit equally deserving.
Over the years, there've been so many great dramatic performances by so many great actresses. Each era or generation produces differerent criteria to evaluate the calibre of those performances as acting techniques change; some performances gain in stature and others lose their luster. How do you differentiate in order to give a representative cross section?
AuPh
The purpose of a list, mine anyway, is to start discussion.And I completely forgot Louise Brooks!
And Garbo
And Dietrich
And Mary Astor
And Irene Dunne
And lots of others equally deserving.
But no Elizabeth Taylor. Never on my list although she came close with a few roles.
I think Elizabeth Taylor did an exceptional job in this film--right up there with the best female performances of the 1960's.
I stand corrected, and wittily. Your parity bon mot was cheekily brilliant, btw. Have you seen that English movie about the Queen and (I think) a Scots commoner. It was played by the same woman who played the Queen in 'Shakespeare in Love'; and was a superb perfomrance in a very nice movie. Now if I could just remember the name of the damn thing.
Played by the very great Dame Judy Dench, one of the greatest actresses of all time, IMHO.
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