Which one is the best?
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colonelton — 19 years ago(September 15, 2006 11:51 PM)
I would have given her best actress for wild at heartor at least nominated her. I think that's her best so far but she's awesome in everything she does (blue velvet, rambling rose, we don't live here anymore, etc) I hear she's absolutely incredible in INLAND EMPIRE. Lynch seems to know how to work with her and even said that he thinks she is the greatest actress working, or at least his favorite. So, yay
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ZMAN738 — 19 years ago(October 20, 2006 01:06 AM)
Ramblin' Rose was a great part and working with Robert Duvall was a bonus but I'll give my vote to Lynch's Blue Velvet.
As with most Lynch films we have a decent into madness that starts off so sweetly innocent and in the case of casting Laura she made the character work.
The quintessential American "girl next door" she was perfect for the part. -
Crispin_Dry — 19 years ago(December 21, 2006 08:04 AM)
Jurassic Park is great fun but in terms of performance it doesn't even begin to show the depth, range and power Laura Dern is capable of as an actress.
Smooth Talk, Rambling Rose, Afterburn, Citizen Ruth and We Don't Live Here Anymore are all truly bravura performances. Inland Empire sounds great too. Dern is a real gem among trash in today's cinematic climate. -
yj270 — 16 years ago(April 18, 2009 10:37 PM)
Yes, in "Blue Velvet", she really got down that American 'girl-next-door' archetype. The fact that the actress and her character in this movie are intelligent he5b4lps even more. Her character presents a cinematic counterpoint to the madness of Isabella Rossellini's character.
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Crispin_Dry — 19 years ago(December 30, 2006 07:30 PM)
You know, the more I think about it, the more I think Smooth Talk may actually be my favourite Laura Dern movie too. The chemistry she had with the equally excellent and underrated Treat Williams there was sublime. It's possibly the best performance she's ever given, and that's saying a lot.