Liv Ullman received her second Oscar nomination for playing D.r Jenny Isaksson in Face To Face. Jenny is a doctor who deals with mental illness, but she suddenly finds herself dealing with it herself with horrifying things to come. In the beginning, Liv Ullman plays Jenny in a subtle, arresting way- Jenny doesn't seem to have any sense of self , or she doesn't seem to know herself, and Ullman plays it perfectly. Jenny is a very difficult role to play, since Ullman must make her mental condition 100% convincing and not to get lost in her disturbing scenes by overracting or not knowing what to do with her character. And Ullman nails this. Another thing that makes her performance so stunning is that not only does she make Jenny's illness completely realistic, but also makes Jenny's struggle with her condition and her relationship with those around her incredibly real and heartbreaking. Liv Ullman gives a towering, mesmerizing performance, a must see, which gets
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We agree! Still hope Faye wins.
I know! Would you have given the film a Best Director nomination?
Absolutely...a Best Pic would have been great too.
I meant Best Picture, lol, but did get a Best Director nomination! I thought it was good and a Directing nomination was worthy, but some of it was very hard to watch and didn't make sense to me. Still, Ullman was brilliant!
Could you review Faye next?
I was gonna do Barrault next, but yes, I will!
Great write up. She could be your choice.
Hiya Joe, How's things?
I was just wondering how did you see Face to Face, as it isn't available on DVD over here.
Hey! It's been a LONG time since I've heard you and things are doing pretty good! I saw Face To Face on Youtube and here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMR77A8aevI
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