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Showing posts with label Robert Donat. Show all posts
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Best Actor 1938: Results
Best Actor 1938: Robert Donat in The Citadel
Robert Donat received his first Oscar nomination for portraying Doctor Andrew Manson in The Citadel.
The Citadel tells the story of an idealistic young doctor who slowly loses his idealism for money.
The underrated Robert Donat portrays Andrew Manson from his beginnings as an idealist in a rough mining village. In these early scene Donat is just great showing the youthful exuberance of his character as he takes an energetic approach to his work as a doctor. Donat portrays really feeling for the people he cares for, show the right earnestness in these scenes.Donat through his performance creates an honest passion for his successes, and a sadness with the failures suffered.
Well in this village he has two very important relationship the first is with another doctor Denny (Ralph Richardson) as well as a school teacher Christine (Rosalind Russell). With Richardson, Donat creates a nice warm friendship based in the belief of the good that being an honest doctor can do. This is an important relationship shown very well by the both of them, which is especially important later on in the film.
Donat's also shows a romantic relationship with the school teacher Christine. I will admit their relationship is extremely rushed in the film, and it is meant to be since he needs to get married for his new job. Although the overall rushed nature keeps their romance from being completely believable, Donat's honest quiet charm does make the romance still works quite well.
Not all goes well for the doctor, and after moving to London he has many troubles properly finding work as a doctor. This is another aspect a little too rushed, since the film jumps really quickly into their problems in London, without much of a transition time. Donat though still is very successful anyways, because he still is able to show authenticity in Manson slow tiring from his lack of success in London.
Manson though undergoes a change after he meets and begins to hang around a group of doctors who care about nothing but making money off of hypochondriac patients who rich. Donat makes his transition to becoming like the rest of these doctors, because of his frustrations, but also just showing how easy it is to go the money making way. Manson forgets his ideals, and Donat makes this change entirely realistic, by at first showing some angered regret when questioned about it, but going into his complicity quite well. Donat makes this transformation entirely believable, which makes his loss of his ideals much more effective.
After a tragic event partially caused by Manson's general uncaring for any ideas that are inconvenient, he makes a sudden change back to his old self. This completely works because the tragedy striking, so deeply made sense do to his relationships he established so well in the film, and also because Donat was able to make Manson look like he was basically sleepwalking through his life before this moment that finally snaps him out of it. His moment where he finally snaps out of it is very powerful due to Donat's anger, shock and sadness at his tragedy, making his transformation back to idealism incredibly effective. Overall Donat's is a strong performance showing the full story of this Doctor very honestly and effectively.
The underrated Robert Donat portrays Andrew Manson from his beginnings as an idealist in a rough mining village. In these early scene Donat is just great showing the youthful exuberance of his character as he takes an energetic approach to his work as a doctor. Donat portrays really feeling for the people he cares for, show the right earnestness in these scenes.Donat through his performance creates an honest passion for his successes, and a sadness with the failures suffered.
Well in this village he has two very important relationship the first is with another doctor Denny (Ralph Richardson) as well as a school teacher Christine (Rosalind Russell). With Richardson, Donat creates a nice warm friendship based in the belief of the good that being an honest doctor can do. This is an important relationship shown very well by the both of them, which is especially important later on in the film.
Donat's also shows a romantic relationship with the school teacher Christine. I will admit their relationship is extremely rushed in the film, and it is meant to be since he needs to get married for his new job. Although the overall rushed nature keeps their romance from being completely believable, Donat's honest quiet charm does make the romance still works quite well.
Not all goes well for the doctor, and after moving to London he has many troubles properly finding work as a doctor. This is another aspect a little too rushed, since the film jumps really quickly into their problems in London, without much of a transition time. Donat though still is very successful anyways, because he still is able to show authenticity in Manson slow tiring from his lack of success in London.
Manson though undergoes a change after he meets and begins to hang around a group of doctors who care about nothing but making money off of hypochondriac patients who rich. Donat makes his transition to becoming like the rest of these doctors, because of his frustrations, but also just showing how easy it is to go the money making way. Manson forgets his ideals, and Donat makes this change entirely realistic, by at first showing some angered regret when questioned about it, but going into his complicity quite well. Donat makes this transformation entirely believable, which makes his loss of his ideals much more effective.
After a tragic event partially caused by Manson's general uncaring for any ideas that are inconvenient, he makes a sudden change back to his old self. This completely works because the tragedy striking, so deeply made sense do to his relationships he established so well in the film, and also because Donat was able to make Manson look like he was basically sleepwalking through his life before this moment that finally snaps him out of it. His moment where he finally snaps out of it is very powerful due to Donat's anger, shock and sadness at his tragedy, making his transformation back to idealism incredibly effective. Overall Donat's is a strong performance showing the full story of this Doctor very honestly and effectively.
Best Actor 1938
Robert Donat in The Citadel
Leslie Howard in Pygmalion
Spencer Tracy in Boys Town
James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces
Charles Boyer in Algiers
Best Actor 1939: Results
2. James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington- James Stewart using his charm which only has really gives a very strong performance. Stewart really is great in his way as the innocent Smith, to his transition to the lone man fighting for what is right.
1. Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind- Clark Gable gives a truly legendary performance as Rhett Butler. Rhett is made is into the extremely memorable character by Gable. Gable is able to stand out in this epic, and stand with Vivien Leigh which is an incredible achievement. An iconic performance that is truly a great performance. This whole year was a great year for acting performances, and each would have been deserving in any year, but I feel Gable happens to be the most powerful, most effective performance, and really was the most challenging character. For such achievement Gable becomes my second two time lead winner now tying with Walter Huston.
John Wayne in Stagecoach
Best Actor 1939: Robert Donat in Goobye, Mr. Chips
Robert Donat won his Oscar from his second and final Oscar nomination for portraying school teacher Arthur Chipping in Goodbye, Mr. Chips.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a very nice film about a school teacher, and his life with his students, his wife, and the outside world.
Robert Donat's win is never really maligned, but sometimes but it usually not described as the proper winner, probably by many who have not seen his performance. Donat's performance is one of wide scope since it starts at Chip's first day as a school teacher as a young man to his last days of school as a old head master. One big challenge of his performance is the aging of the character, which Donat handles masterfully. I never doubted him for a second, as he aged from younger years to a very old man. A big challenge for any actor since they can either under do the age, or over do it, but Donat nails Chipping at every single age without absolutely no fault. He makes the character's age also make his performance even more effective, he really shows a man as he goes through his life and it is rather amazing.
He also shows how Chips grows a teacher equally well. He is fantastic as him in his first day, when he is the new school master, and has great troubles with the boys. His awkwardness, and inability is truly well shown by Donat. Later though as time goes on he commands the class room with far more power, and Donat shows Chips has grown greater confidence and control over his room and the students. It is truly a fantastic display of how the man grows in his career. As he becomes more and more attuned with the school, Donat perfectly shows how Chips simply becomes more and more naturalistic in his ways as a teacher and later as the head master.
Donat has another task of having Chips slowly grows as a person. He begins as a rather introverted man who tries to keep to himself, and only tries to seek friendship in incredibly small ways.
Donat though shows his growth as a person incredibly well when he meets his future wife Katherine (Greer Garson). I really like Donat's chemistry with Garson it is just right, since he still stays shy, but Donat allows just the right amount of life and love come from him that really works well. After they marry his wife also makes Chips a slightly more outgoing man so much that he actually makes a joke in his class. Donat never makes it so Chip completely becomes no longer shy, but he adds the right amount of new found liveliness that rings true.
Every single part of Donat's performance works incredibly well, and the scenes of him in the most dramatic scenes are no different. Chips must deal with many tragic events during his life, and Donat brilliantly handles these sequences because he never makes any big dramatic gestures. Instead he internalizes Chips anguish and sadness. Donat because he does this he keeps Chips as a consistent man, and also I found the way he handled the sequences to be truly effective since he used his facial expressions and eyes so perfectly. Overall Donat's performance really is simply great work, it is fantastic piece of acting, and when I watched his performance I really felt I saw a man going through his life which I believe shows the strength of his work here.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a very nice film about a school teacher, and his life with his students, his wife, and the outside world.Robert Donat's win is never really maligned, but sometimes but it usually not described as the proper winner, probably by many who have not seen his performance. Donat's performance is one of wide scope since it starts at Chip's first day as a school teacher as a young man to his last days of school as a old head master. One big challenge of his performance is the aging of the character, which Donat handles masterfully. I never doubted him for a second, as he aged from younger years to a very old man. A big challenge for any actor since they can either under do the age, or over do it, but Donat nails Chipping at every single age without absolutely no fault. He makes the character's age also make his performance even more effective, he really shows a man as he goes through his life and it is rather amazing.
He also shows how Chips grows a teacher equally well. He is fantastic as him in his first day, when he is the new school master, and has great troubles with the boys. His awkwardness, and inability is truly well shown by Donat. Later though as time goes on he commands the class room with far more power, and Donat shows Chips has grown greater confidence and control over his room and the students. It is truly a fantastic display of how the man grows in his career. As he becomes more and more attuned with the school, Donat perfectly shows how Chips simply becomes more and more naturalistic in his ways as a teacher and later as the head master.
Donat has another task of having Chips slowly grows as a person. He begins as a rather introverted man who tries to keep to himself, and only tries to seek friendship in incredibly small ways.
Donat though shows his growth as a person incredibly well when he meets his future wife Katherine (Greer Garson). I really like Donat's chemistry with Garson it is just right, since he still stays shy, but Donat allows just the right amount of life and love come from him that really works well. After they marry his wife also makes Chips a slightly more outgoing man so much that he actually makes a joke in his class. Donat never makes it so Chip completely becomes no longer shy, but he adds the right amount of new found liveliness that rings true.
Every single part of Donat's performance works incredibly well, and the scenes of him in the most dramatic scenes are no different. Chips must deal with many tragic events during his life, and Donat brilliantly handles these sequences because he never makes any big dramatic gestures. Instead he internalizes Chips anguish and sadness. Donat because he does this he keeps Chips as a consistent man, and also I found the way he handled the sequences to be truly effective since he used his facial expressions and eyes so perfectly. Overall Donat's performance really is simply great work, it is fantastic piece of acting, and when I watched his performance I really felt I saw a man going through his life which I believe shows the strength of his work here.
Best Actor 1939
James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights
Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms
Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind
So will it be one of the three screen legends, the then young star, or the actor who should be far better remembered than he is?
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