Where was Glenn Close's Oscar, exactly?
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myselfishgene2004 — 20 years ago(July 28, 2005 06:23 PM)
I agree! Glenn Close produced two of the definitive "villan" performances ever and was deprived of Oscars for both! The War scene was spine-chilling! All those who think Glenn is amazing raise your hand shoves both hands in the air
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queenhelly — 20 years ago(August 08, 2005 07:22 PM)
I loved her speech about how she "invented herself" and that she'd sit and smile at the dinner table while stabbing the back of her hand with a fork under the dinner table. She has excellent "one-liners" regarding the role of women in society. I also love how she'd snicker or roll her eyes behind the back of Madame de Volanges. Glenn Close was absolutely perfect in this role.
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QueenOfAllRandomness — 20 years ago(August 15, 2005 07:06 PM)
raises hands and finds some other people to raise their hands too even though they have no idea what was going on
That was an amazing performance, I show this film to all of my friends who remember her only as Cruella DeVille (i'm 13 so they wouldn't get much of a chance to see this)
This is honestly one of my favourite film, and my favourite Glenn Close film.
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lilmiz — 20 years ago(August 30, 2005 12:23 PM)
Amazing! The scene at the end when losses it after learning of Valmonts death. Everyone had been so restrained and refined up to that moment even when they argue, but there she just goes mad. It was such a release of emotion, goosebumps!
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cat_womannyc — 20 years ago(September 20, 2005 03:24 PM)
One scene that nobody mentioned that I found to be the best of all was when she was leaving the theatre after being boo'd. she tried to keep her head up, but stumbled on her way out. i found it perfect, and years later, i saw her interviewed on Oprah and she (Close) said it was the most difficult and challenging scene she had done in her whole career. yes glenn close was great and i would not have been upset at all if she had won for this role, but the person who DID win that year, Jodie Foster in "the accused" is no slacker herself. She also beat out Meryl Streep. What does stink is that Glenn has never won for anything, and she deserves to for her body of work thus far.
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QueenOfAllRandomness — 20 years ago(October 12, 2005 12:13 AM)
That was also one of my favorite scenes, another scene I loved is when she and Valmont were arguing and he says, "A single word is all that is needed." she smiles and says, "alrightwar" the transition of that smile to the look on her face as she walks out of the roombrilliant.
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imemz — 20 years ago(October 22, 2005 02:34 PM)
OMG she was SO good. Swear to god, she is so underrated, no-one even remembered her in that film. She makes everything she does look so easy, when I bet that if any of us attempted, we'd fall flat on our asses. Real modern woman. If I could ever wish for a role, I'd wish to play the Marquise, but ONLY if I could do it anywhere near as effortlessly as she did. Oscar robbage indeed!
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webeedoo — 20 years ago(February 25, 2006 09:58 PM)
Glenn Close was the best female villain in movie history! She was gorgeous, cruel and can manipulate everyone with subtility at the same time! She certainly deserved an Oscar in 1989.
But Dangerous Liaisons, Stephen Frears, John Malkovitch, Michele Pfeiffer didn't win neither. The winners this year were Rain Man ans Dustin Hoffman. Sad isn't it? Maybe it's because Stephen Frears is British. -
Aquileia — 18 years ago(April 25, 2007 12:57 PM)
Glenn Close as the Marquise de Merteuil was one of the greatest performances in cinema history. How she didn't win an Oscar for this delicious piece of work is a travesty. Now I'm not knocking Jodie Foster because I respect Jodie as an actress and she did very strong work herself in The Accused; at least Glenn lost out to strong competition this year, unlike losing to Cher for Moonstruck the previous year! But she really should have won in 1988. She was cruel, seductive, manipulative, witty and cold as ice. A subtly nuanced and textured portrait of pure villainy that has stood the test of time better than any other female performance of that year. That scene at the end where she brutally wipes off her war paint at her dressing-room mirror, full of raging self-disgust, is one of the most magnificent pieces of acting I've seen in any film.
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easergood — 20 years ago(October 22, 2005 05:41 PM)
This is the movie that made me LOVE Glenn Close and 17 years later I STILL watch anything that she is in. I remember that Oscar night and I also remember me throwing a pillow at the screen when she lost. (I've secretly resented Jodie Foster ever since)
I love all the scenes others have mentioned, but I would like to add two more. The scene when Valmont tells her about his conquest of Torvel and there is a close up of her face. You can see it change from wicked delight to fear as she realizes that Valmont is in love with Torvel. It's a very subtle moment, but it is SO powerful.
Another scene I love is when she is talking to Cecile about marriage and sex and how even the least accommodating husband is less trouble than a mother.
Overall, I think it is one of the smartest scripts written. At least it received a well-deserved Oscar for Best Screenplay.
And don't be too sad about her not getting the Oscar, she does have three Tonys.
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whatarefilms — 20 years ago(December 02, 2005 11:07 AM)
I agree, she is SO good in this film as she is in most of the films she has appeared in! The scene where she is screaming and going mental after finding out about the death is fantastic. What a great actress!
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ainct — 20 years ago(December 11, 2005 01:10 PM)
Glenn Close was nothing but extrodinary in this role. I'd like to add one more subtle scene, no longer than a couple of seconds long that shows Ms. Close's subperb ability. This is the scene where she recieves Cecile's letter about Valmont's 'violation' over her. When Glenn Close lowers the letter and reveals her face, the look is priceless Even when I first saw the movie, I noticed how incrediblly accurate a reaction like this would be.
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Connie_n_Raymond_Marble — 20 years ago(December 23, 2005 08:06 AM)
Close's performance in this film really does belong in the Great Performances Hall of Fame. Purely classic. Every emotion, every nuance is played with sublime perfection. She really does BECOME this woman, showing us all facets of her complicated personality.
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Drumm09 — 20 years ago(December 23, 2005 10:27 AM)
I have seen the movie "Moonstruck" over and over again and I CANNOT see what the Academy Awards judges saw in Cher that they didn't see in Glenn Close's performance.
Had the Academy Awards given the Oscar to an actress based on the ACTING, Glenn Close would have taken the statue, not Cher. That's just my opinion.