Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Showing posts with label Montgomery Clift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Montgomery Clift. Show all posts
Best Actor 1948
Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
James Stewart in Call Northside 777
Van Heflin in Act of Violence
Best Actor 1948: Montgomery Clift in The Search
Montgomery Clift received his first Oscar nomination for portraying Ralph "Steve" Stevenson in The Search.
The Search tells the story of orphaned children in Europe after World War II, it also tells a specific case of one boy Karel Malik (Ivan Jandl) who runs away from a U.S. camp for children but is befriended and helped by an army engineer.
Maybe I spoke to soon when I said Lew Ayres' character was the nicest ever to be nominated, because boy oh boy Steve the army engineer played by Clift is pretty darn nice as well. Clift actually does not appear until about thirty minutes into the film, and when he shows up all he wants to do is help the runaway and troubled Karel as much as he can.
It is rather interesting to see Clift in an entirely nice guy sort of role not being troubled by his past, or his future prospects, as in his other nominated performances. Clift instead here plays a pretty at ease with himself sort of guy, who only really wants to be a good guy.
Steve's only real struggle in the film is to first convince that he is honestly trying to help Karel, and than to try to ensure that Karel is able to have a good life later on. Clift actually is quite good as the entirely descent guy, he plays him as just an entirely average guy in the situation.
Clit portrays the part in a nice enough fashion, he does not make him boring despite the fact the character is rather simple in terms of his action. Clift never portrays Steve in a one dimensional fashion, rather he is just honestly portraying Steve in a realistic fashion all the way through which works well for the film.
The most important part of his performance though is his chemistry with Karel. It at first is a bit of struggle, and Clift is good in showing how Steve honestly wants Karel to understand he is not trying to hurt him. They slowly develop a friendly relationship, that is quite warm and honestly portrayed by Clift.
Clift has some really nice, scenes with Ivan Jandl, they are movingly and effectively portrayed by Clift, because Clift always shows how earnestly and passionately that Steve really just wants to help the boy, there is not a false moment in all of Clift's performance. Clift's entire performance works because of that reason, sure it is not a complicated characterization by any means but it is an effective one.
Maybe I spoke to soon when I said Lew Ayres' character was the nicest ever to be nominated, because boy oh boy Steve the army engineer played by Clift is pretty darn nice as well. Clift actually does not appear until about thirty minutes into the film, and when he shows up all he wants to do is help the runaway and troubled Karel as much as he can.
It is rather interesting to see Clift in an entirely nice guy sort of role not being troubled by his past, or his future prospects, as in his other nominated performances. Clift instead here plays a pretty at ease with himself sort of guy, who only really wants to be a good guy.
Steve's only real struggle in the film is to first convince that he is honestly trying to help Karel, and than to try to ensure that Karel is able to have a good life later on. Clift actually is quite good as the entirely descent guy, he plays him as just an entirely average guy in the situation.
Clit portrays the part in a nice enough fashion, he does not make him boring despite the fact the character is rather simple in terms of his action. Clift never portrays Steve in a one dimensional fashion, rather he is just honestly portraying Steve in a realistic fashion all the way through which works well for the film.
The most important part of his performance though is his chemistry with Karel. It at first is a bit of struggle, and Clift is good in showing how Steve honestly wants Karel to understand he is not trying to hurt him. They slowly develop a friendly relationship, that is quite warm and honestly portrayed by Clift.
Clift has some really nice, scenes with Ivan Jandl, they are movingly and effectively portrayed by Clift, because Clift always shows how earnestly and passionately that Steve really just wants to help the boy, there is not a false moment in all of Clift's performance. Clift's entire performance works because of that reason, sure it is not a complicated characterization by any means but it is an effective one.
Best Actor 1948
Lew Ayres in Johnny Belinda
Montgomery Clift in The Search
Laurence Olivier in Hamlet
Clifton Webb in Sitting Pretty
Dan Dailey in When My Baby Smiles At Me
Best Actor 1951: Results
Alastair Sim in Scrooge
Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train
Best Actor 1951: Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun
Montgomery Clift received his second Oscar nomination for portraying George Eastman in A Place in the Sun.
A Place in the Sun is a terrific film about a young factory worker who aspires to be successful, as well as aspires to gain the affection of upper class young woman Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor), but his success is threatened by his earlier relationship with another factory worker Alice Tripp (Shelly Winters).
Montgomery Clift is the ambitious young man, and I would say the first thing I noticed was Clift does not portray the part as overly ambitious and forceful, as say Laurence Harvey does in Room at the Top. I actually found Clift instead portrayed him as more of a basically average man, who sure wants to get ahead, but it is not the only thing he ever thinks about. Clift actually does have an actual warmness to his performance, and I found this to be rather interesting to way to play this type of character.
Clift really does not push the ambitious but merely having it there like a normal man, and shows really when he is working in just the factory, he really does not have a major problem working in the factory. George begins a relationship with his fellow worker Alice, despite being against the company's policy. Clift is rather charming in his role, and his initial relationship with Alice is made quite sweet through this charm, making how the relationship turns out later all the more disconcerting.
George though eventually receives a promotion, and finally is able to come to one of their fancy parties where he meets Angela of the wealthy family. Taylor's and Clift chemistry is simply amazing together. They have simply the perfect tone together that makes their relationship really an actually one based on love more than anything else. Clift and Taylor being so perfect together is largely what makes this film so effective, because his relationship with Alice is not because of his ambition, but because George honestly does love Angela.
Well what does he do, but decides to murder Alice to make way for his life for Angela. Clift is brilliant because he really does not show his murdering intent come from evilness, but rather instead foolishness. Clift presents that his passionately love for Angela is simply so great, that it makes him start to think this way, particularly where Clift shows without saying a thing his impulsive plan develop in his head as he hears a radio broadcast on the dangers of swimming in certian waters.
George decides to enact his plan of sorts, in a sequence that may be Clift best piece of acting in the film. He is outstanding in every moment of the whole affair. First starting out pretending everything is fine, and that he will marry Alice anyways, but still underlying his nervousness he is unable to overcome as he tries to implement the plan. He begins to visibly deteriorate as he tries to rent the boat, and begins to get closer, Clift along with score, and the direction brilliantly build the intensity of the scene to an incredible height.
It reaches its height as they finally are secluded with one another in the middle of lake, as Alice begins to question what George really is thinking. In this moment Clift perfectly conveys how much is going on through his mind. He shows that George is attempting to be a murderer, but at the same time he is not. He also is showing how he sees his life with Angela being impossible, with Alice still around, yet he really does not believe Alice deserves to die. It is simply a stunning for Clift because he flawlessly coveys all of these emotions swirling inside George's head.
After the boat scene, Clift is again terrific because he immediately shows that George will never be the same because of what happened on the boat. Clift shows through the rest of his performance of his guilt that he is unable to ever over come. He really does not show a single moment of happiness in the rest of his performance, because he knows what he has done, and Clift clearly presents how it truly pains George deep within.
(Spoiler Marker) Clift excels in his final scenes of the film, firstly his guilt ridden, yet in an odd way heartfelt court room testimony. Clift shows that George wants to save his own life for sure, as well as really does not believe he murdered Alice, but still was really responsible for her death. Clift manages this amazingly well, as he does his final scenes at the end of the film with his mother, as well as Angela. Clift is heartbreaking really because he shows that George did all that he did never for hatred, but rather he never could stop thinking of the woman he truly loved. Clift is great in every moment of his performance, and it is simply a facinating portrait of a man whose passion drives him to destruction.
Montgomery Clift is the ambitious young man, and I would say the first thing I noticed was Clift does not portray the part as overly ambitious and forceful, as say Laurence Harvey does in Room at the Top. I actually found Clift instead portrayed him as more of a basically average man, who sure wants to get ahead, but it is not the only thing he ever thinks about. Clift actually does have an actual warmness to his performance, and I found this to be rather interesting to way to play this type of character.
Clift really does not push the ambitious but merely having it there like a normal man, and shows really when he is working in just the factory, he really does not have a major problem working in the factory. George begins a relationship with his fellow worker Alice, despite being against the company's policy. Clift is rather charming in his role, and his initial relationship with Alice is made quite sweet through this charm, making how the relationship turns out later all the more disconcerting.
George though eventually receives a promotion, and finally is able to come to one of their fancy parties where he meets Angela of the wealthy family. Taylor's and Clift chemistry is simply amazing together. They have simply the perfect tone together that makes their relationship really an actually one based on love more than anything else. Clift and Taylor being so perfect together is largely what makes this film so effective, because his relationship with Alice is not because of his ambition, but because George honestly does love Angela.
Well what does he do, but decides to murder Alice to make way for his life for Angela. Clift is brilliant because he really does not show his murdering intent come from evilness, but rather instead foolishness. Clift presents that his passionately love for Angela is simply so great, that it makes him start to think this way, particularly where Clift shows without saying a thing his impulsive plan develop in his head as he hears a radio broadcast on the dangers of swimming in certian waters.
George decides to enact his plan of sorts, in a sequence that may be Clift best piece of acting in the film. He is outstanding in every moment of the whole affair. First starting out pretending everything is fine, and that he will marry Alice anyways, but still underlying his nervousness he is unable to overcome as he tries to implement the plan. He begins to visibly deteriorate as he tries to rent the boat, and begins to get closer, Clift along with score, and the direction brilliantly build the intensity of the scene to an incredible height.
It reaches its height as they finally are secluded with one another in the middle of lake, as Alice begins to question what George really is thinking. In this moment Clift perfectly conveys how much is going on through his mind. He shows that George is attempting to be a murderer, but at the same time he is not. He also is showing how he sees his life with Angela being impossible, with Alice still around, yet he really does not believe Alice deserves to die. It is simply a stunning for Clift because he flawlessly coveys all of these emotions swirling inside George's head.
After the boat scene, Clift is again terrific because he immediately shows that George will never be the same because of what happened on the boat. Clift shows through the rest of his performance of his guilt that he is unable to ever over come. He really does not show a single moment of happiness in the rest of his performance, because he knows what he has done, and Clift clearly presents how it truly pains George deep within.
(Spoiler Marker) Clift excels in his final scenes of the film, firstly his guilt ridden, yet in an odd way heartfelt court room testimony. Clift shows that George wants to save his own life for sure, as well as really does not believe he murdered Alice, but still was really responsible for her death. Clift manages this amazingly well, as he does his final scenes at the end of the film with his mother, as well as Angela. Clift is heartbreaking really because he shows that George did all that he did never for hatred, but rather he never could stop thinking of the woman he truly loved. Clift is great in every moment of his performance, and it is simply a facinating portrait of a man whose passion drives him to destruction.
Best Actor 1951
Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun
Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire
Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen
Arthur Kennedy in Bright Victory
Fredric March in Death of a Salesman
Best Supporting Actor 1961: Results
4. Peter Falk in A Pocketful of Miracles- Falk is the only good thing about the movie, and he tries his best to be funny but his performance just is pushed too much in the background to over come the terrible film he is in.
3. George C. Scott in The Hustler- Scott is brilliant as Burt showing his manipulations in a brilliantly, realistically, and as cruelly effective as possible. He never ever false as Burt and that is what makes his performance all the more effective.
2. Montgomery Clift in Judgment At Nuremberg- Clift has one scene and makes more than the most of it. He creates a true victim in his characterization of this man who was severely mistreated by the Nazis. His powerful performance, is emotionally true and the strongest scene in the film.
Best Supporting Actor 1961: Montgomery Clift in Judgment At Nuremberg
Montgomery Clift received his fourth and final Oscar nomination for portraying Rudolph Peterson in Judgment At Nuremberg.
Montgomery Clift here gives a one scene incredibly short performance, there are two kinds of one scene or close to one scene performances which can be represented by the Supporting Actress nominees in 1976, there is the Jane Alexander type or the Beatrice Straight type. The type that leaves no impression or at best barely serves its function and the type that stands out incredibly well, and contributes very well to the film it is in. Luckily Montgomery Clift is most certainly the Beatrice Straight type.
Montgomery Clift plays a man who is one of the former victims of the Nazi regime who testifies against German judges involved with Nazism. Here is one of the performances where the actors personal life gives an another level of depth to a performance. The man he plays is a broken man in many ways as Clift was at this time in his life. Clift clearly is not a well man but surprisingly it not distracting and oddly adds to his performance here. Clift uses an effective German accent here that works very well with his character, showing the somewhat slow and off nature of the man without forcing it at all.
When Clift's character is first called in I instantly was interested in him. He instantly shows Peterson as a man who is nervous, scared, and not a complete man with just the way he walks and sits down at the witness stand. His way of demeanor and moving is compelling and instantly shows the nature of Peterson before he says a single word. Clift does not stand still constantly moving showing Peterson's nervousness but moving a caution fearful fashion, not in a shy fashion. Peterson is questioned at how he was mistreated by the Nazi's which he reveals that he was sterilized due to being determined as a simpleton by the Nazis. Clift perfectly shows how Peterson has incredible difficulty in retelling and even thinking about his troubled memories.
Clift shows so much of this poor man in 12 minutes than many actors do in more than an hour. He is excellent in portraying that Peterson tries not to be a victim, happily telling about his family and even jokes briefly about his dealings with the Nazi, but Clift always clearly shows this man is not complete and has clear problems dealing with his situation. His performance really is heartbreaking because how honestly he shows this simple man who was wronged by cruel people, especially when he is also mistreated by one of the judges defense attorneys (Maximilian Schell). His inability to deal with the pressure of the court is incredibly effective, and when he tries to gain sympathy by showing a picture of his mother, is as emotionally powerful as possible. His movements and face are perfect, when he wags his finger at the attorney saying he is wrong, it feels as real and powerful as film scenes get. Clift never rings a false note, every movement seems true and real despite the difficult nature of the character. Clift's one scene here is by far the best scene of the film, his performance left a far greater impression than the film possibly could.
Montgomery Clift plays a man who is one of the former victims of the Nazi regime who testifies against German judges involved with Nazism. Here is one of the performances where the actors personal life gives an another level of depth to a performance. The man he plays is a broken man in many ways as Clift was at this time in his life. Clift clearly is not a well man but surprisingly it not distracting and oddly adds to his performance here. Clift uses an effective German accent here that works very well with his character, showing the somewhat slow and off nature of the man without forcing it at all.
When Clift's character is first called in I instantly was interested in him. He instantly shows Peterson as a man who is nervous, scared, and not a complete man with just the way he walks and sits down at the witness stand. His way of demeanor and moving is compelling and instantly shows the nature of Peterson before he says a single word. Clift does not stand still constantly moving showing Peterson's nervousness but moving a caution fearful fashion, not in a shy fashion. Peterson is questioned at how he was mistreated by the Nazi's which he reveals that he was sterilized due to being determined as a simpleton by the Nazis. Clift perfectly shows how Peterson has incredible difficulty in retelling and even thinking about his troubled memories.
Clift shows so much of this poor man in 12 minutes than many actors do in more than an hour. He is excellent in portraying that Peterson tries not to be a victim, happily telling about his family and even jokes briefly about his dealings with the Nazi, but Clift always clearly shows this man is not complete and has clear problems dealing with his situation. His performance really is heartbreaking because how honestly he shows this simple man who was wronged by cruel people, especially when he is also mistreated by one of the judges defense attorneys (Maximilian Schell). His inability to deal with the pressure of the court is incredibly effective, and when he tries to gain sympathy by showing a picture of his mother, is as emotionally powerful as possible. His movements and face are perfect, when he wags his finger at the attorney saying he is wrong, it feels as real and powerful as film scenes get. Clift never rings a false note, every movement seems true and real despite the difficult nature of the character. Clift's one scene here is by far the best scene of the film, his performance left a far greater impression than the film possibly could.
Best Supporting Actor 1961
Montgomery Clift in Judgment At Nuremberg
Peter Falk in Pocketful of Miracles
George Chakiris in West Side Story
Jackie Gleason in The Hustler
George C. Scott in The Hustler
Who do you pick? What do predict my ranking will be?
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