Oscar Isaac on Star Wars, Guatemala and his Dylan-esque backstories
The star of The Promise had such a nomadic childhood that at one point he thought he was Russian. A perfect upbringing to become modern Hollywood’s ‘global human’
Much is made in Hollywood of chameleons – actors who have the ability to “disappear” into a role, appearing “unrecognisable” – while less is said about versatility. At rest, the faces of the best movie actors contain multitudes. Robert Mitchum had the broken-nosed face of a brute but the sleepy, languid eyes of an angel – “Bing Crosby on barbiturates”, in film critic James Agee’s phrase. Bette Davis could switch from glam to dowdy with the angle of her head and a couple of fill lights. And Robert De Niro’s ability to frown and smile simultaneously is legendary.
Related: The Promise review – Oscar Isaac tackles Armenian genocide in cliched but involving romance
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Much is made in Hollywood of chameleons – actors who have the ability to “disappear” into a role, appearing “unrecognisable” – while less is said about versatility. At rest, the faces of the best movie actors contain multitudes. Robert Mitchum had the broken-nosed face of a brute but the sleepy, languid eyes of an angel – “Bing Crosby on barbiturates”, in film critic James Agee’s phrase. Bette Davis could switch from glam to dowdy with the angle of her head and a couple of fill lights. And Robert De Niro’s ability to frown and smile simultaneously is legendary.
Related: The Promise review – Oscar Isaac tackles Armenian genocide in cliched but involving romance
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- 4/20/2017
- by Tom Shone
- The Guardian - Film News
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