Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac; S: LaBeouf, Gainsbourg, Skarsgard, Dafoe, Thurman
12-16-15, 09:03 PM
#202
Re: Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac; S: LaBeouf, Gainsbourg, Skarsgard, Dafoe, Thurman
Just a guess, but I think the Academy was skittish to nominate a film called Nymphomaniac. Her performance was very memorable and one of the best in the whole film, but maybe her very limited screen time was also a factor.
12-17-15, 01:49 AM
#203
Re: Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac; S: LaBeouf, Gainsbourg, Skarsgard, Dafoe, Thurman
Over the weekend, finally got around to watching this on Netflix (all 5 and a half hours in one setting). Certainly a movie-watching experience. Indulgent, wearisome and pretentious at times (though not unexpected coming from LvT). But a number of striking moments and performances that make the whole thing well worth the time investment. LvT can certainly be funny, in a dark twisted way, in his movies and that certainly shows up here a few times. And LvT has to be trolling the audience with that ending, right? 
The biggest negative for me was the terrible casting of Shia LaBeouf. The accent isn't too bad, but for a character that supposedly elicits decades-spanning obsession for the main character the guy comes across like a dullard. Christian Slater's British accent was worse, but at least he managed to give a performance with feeling.
The biggest negative for me was the terrible casting of Shia LaBeouf. The accent isn't too bad, but for a character that supposedly elicits decades-spanning obsession for the main character the guy comes across like a dullard. Christian Slater's British accent was worse, but at least he managed to give a performance with feeling.
12-17-15, 03:32 AM
#204
Re: Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac; S: LaBeouf, Gainsbourg, Skarsgard, Dafoe, Thurman
I just recently got around to watching him in the 2005 release The Greatest Game Ever Played. He's pretty good in that, and a decent movie, though a little hokey at times (what sports movie isn't at times?). I personally think he's not that bad of an actor, he just kind of picks annoying roles. I thought he gave a good performance in Nymphomaniac.
12-17-15, 08:53 AM
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Re: Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac; S: LaBeouf, Gainsbourg, Skarsgard, Dafoe, Thurman
He was good in Lawless and Fury. Though I didn't like the type of character he played in Lawless.
12-17-15, 09:07 AM
#206
Re: Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac; S: LaBeouf, Gainsbourg, Skarsgard, Dafoe, Thurman
I'm willing to bet it has more to do with the subject matter of the film than the length of the performance. There have been performances with 5 minutes of screen time that have been nominated.
