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Dance With a Stranger

posted 16 years ago by Yort14
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I saw this film in Chicago at the theater.Having never seen Miranda Richardson before I didn't know what to expect.What I saw,was one of the most vivid,poweful,desent into madness, ever put on film. She played this role with such conviction and heart.She reminded me of a young electric Bette Davis,with a dash of Kim Stanley's grace and the carnal,transformative virtuosity of Jessica Lange.Her performance in "Dance with a Stranger" remains on my list of top ten great female performances.She gave me the chills!..and in a good way.I was sure she would be nominated for an Oscar for this,but she wasn't.Her work in this film never gets the recognition that" Damage"(another great performance) does.Does anyone agree?

[–] Tresix 16 years ago

I saw it in the theater also (in Chicago yet!) and was taken with Miranda from the get-go. I just watched it again on cable last Sunday and still like this movie a lot. I saw it after that year's Oscars and was totally shocked that neither she, Rupert Everett, nor Ian Holm were nominated.

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[–] vdemon96 16 years ago

I rented it and I thought it was absolutely incredible. Really inspiring performance and you completely sympathise with the character. It's such an interesting true story as well. I think she is the best actress around and all of her performances, at least, all the ones I've seen, have been incredible.

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[–] Yort14 12 years ago

It's been years since I last posted this. I have seen this performance many times since and still feel it's one of the greatest I've ever seen. Happy Birthday to this superb actress!

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