Glenn Close will pay the titular character in the adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s brilliant book, The Wife, which imagines the life of a famous writer that depended a little too much on the invisible talents of his wife. Close is perfect for the role, as it does require someone who can reveal their internal world, sometimes without words. Here is the trailer for The Wife.
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Darn it. I meant to say “Wolf Hall” in my original post. Thank you for correcting me.
First off, the movie itself looks VERY interesting and deep, so I would want to see it on story alone. If Close is as amazing as she apparently is, then I think the race is over. Icon – beloved icon might I add – who has never won, giving a career best performance? With all due respect to fellow overdue talents like Amy Adams and even Michelle Pfeiffer, this one would be game, set, match and I don’t think even close.
Another performance that surprisingly hasn’t been posted that I think is a potential lock for a nomination – and possibly the win – will be in Supporting Actor this year with Richard E. Grant for CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? with Melissa McCarthy. Looks like a scene stealing performance.
The Cannes lineups:
Opening Night Film
“Everybody Knows,” Asghar Farhadi (In Competition)
Competition
“At War,” Stéphane Brizé
“Dogman,” Matteo Garrone
“The Picture Book,” Jean-Luc Godard
“Asako I & II,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi
“Sorry Angel,” Christophe Honoré
“Girls of the Sun,” Eva Husson
“Ash Is Purest White,” Jia Zhang-Ke
“Shoplifters,” Kore-Eda Hirokazu
“Capernaum,” Nadine Labaki
“Burning,” Lee Chang-Dong
“BlacKkKlasman,” Spike Lee
“Under the Silver Lake,” David Robert Mitchell
“Three Faces,” Jafar Panahi
“Cold War,” Pawel Pawlikowski
“Lazzaro Felice,” Alice Rohrwacher
“Yomeddine,” A.B Shawky
“Summer,” Kirill Serebrennikov
Un Certain Regard
“Border,” Ali Abbasi
“Sofia,” Meyem Benm’Barek
“Little Tickles,” Andréa Bescond & Eric Métayer
“Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” Bi Gan
“Manto,” Nandita Das
“Sextape,” Antoine Desrosières
“Girl,” Lukas Dhont
“Angel Face,” Vanessa Filho
“Euphoria,” Valeria Golino
“Friend,” Wanuri Kahiu
“My Favorite Fabric,” Gaya Jiji
“The Harvesters,” Etienne Kallos
“In My Room,” Ulrich Köhler
“The Angel,” Luis Ortega
“The Gentle Indifference of the World,” Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Out of Competition
“Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Ron Howard
“Le Grand Bain,” Gilles Lellouche
Special Screenings
“10 Years in Thailand,” Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng, Chulayarnon Sriphol & Apichatpong Weerasethakul
“The State Against Mandela and Others,” Nicolas Champeaux & Gilles Porte
“Le Grand Cirque Mystique,” Carlo Diegues
“Dead Souls,” by Wang Bing
“To the Four Winds,” Michel Toesca
“La Traversee,” Romain Goupil
“Pope Frances – A Man of His Word,” Wim Wenders
Midnight Screenings
“Arctic,” Joe Penna
“The Spy Gone North,” Yoon Jong-Bing
Im gonna root my ass off for Glenn!!!
Go Glenn , go!!! You can’t be ignored this time.
And one of the ironies of Kerr’s honorary Oscars is Close presented it!!
Agreed, inevitably the nominee that’s was “more deserving” goes home empty-handed, only for the narrative to begin that she, too, must be given one at some point for being snubbed. Some years, like when Leo finally won, it was un unequivocal choice. He was hands down the best. But that’s not usually the case, IMO like when Julianne Moore finally won, over Rosemund Pike. Moore should have won for Far From Heaven, but Nicole Kidman was given the “you survived Tom Cruise” prize lol. Kidman should have won for Moulin Rouge the year before. ***But I love the Halle Berry won
Thank God they gave Kerr her honorary Oscar before she kicked off. At least they tried to make up for that one. Let’s hope Glenn Close doesn’t have to be hauled onstage in a wheelchair before she gets an Oscar-winning role. I’m very much anticipating “The Wife”. It looks good . . . . we’ll have to wait and see, I guess.
Good observation, I wonder if Close and McDormand might have split some voters, giving Ronan the edge to win?
There’s a chance Lady Gaga will be in the mix. Talk about a gay explosion
Oh my god, yes. Wouldn’t that be an Oscar race for the ages? 4 actresses of the highest caliber who haven’t won before? I actually like it when previous non-winners finally get another shot at an Oscar. It adds excitement to the Oscar season. Last year, I was routing for Woody Harrelson and/or Willem Dafoe, both 2 of my very favorite actors who have been nominated before, but went home empty-handed. Close-Pfeiffer-Bening (hopefully for “The Seagull”). I’d be in Oscar heaven.
Thank you for your comment. I actually haven’t seen much from Pryce but I know he’s a respected and acclaimed actor; he just hasn’t been in the mainstream or in projects big enough to get some traction during his film career. And yes, I knew he had won the Cannes Best Actor Award and been nominated for a BAFTA for “Carrington” (1995), apparently the closest he ever got to an Oscar nomination. I just find it possible that he could achieve a similar narrative to Close’s this year, which would be totally fine with me since I find him to be great in the few performances of his I’ve seen.
And Annette Bening.
OH . . . I so agree with you about her performance in “Dangerous Liaisons”. The control she has in this role is amazing to watch. It’s all done with the face and the eyes (not necessarily the dialogue which is at odds with her real feelings). It’s a most difficult, complex part to pull off for an actor. But Close delivers this one in spades. I hope “The Wife” lives up to the hype.
I liked Pryce very much in the television series “The Tudors” a few years back. His Cardinal Wolsey was sublime acting. He also made a little seen theatrical gem called “Carrington” in the 1980s (with Emma Thompson). Check it out if you are a Pryce fan. He gave an Oscar-worthy performance in that film, but it somehow never gained traction with AMPAS the year it was released.
Too funny! I am pondering the same reaction. While we’re at it, we should throw in a BA performance from Amy Adams, and then we could have “overdue” written all over the Oscar blog sheets.
I’m also considering a possible similar situation in Pryce’s case. He surely doesn’t have Close’s film trajectory and overdue status in terms of Oscars or film awards in general (in fact, he’s never been nominated for an Academy Award) but he could have a great year if this, “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” and “The Pope” all get released in the upcoming months. Francis and Don Quixote are awesome roles and he could very well hit it out of the park, not to mention Best Actor is more generous to veterans than Best Actress. The problem is neither of those two films have a release date yet, and all the development hell regarding “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” in addition to the fact that “The Pope” will be distributed by Netflix could obviously diminish his chances. Or, of course, they could simply just not be good enough. But if he kills it in every movie and they all get enough acclaim this year, he could be that omnipresent veteran riding a great narrative (in that case, I’d say “The Pope” would be his most likely vehicle).
As you said, let’s see.
If it’s Close vs. Pfeiffer I might gay explode
Saw it at TIFF Sep 17 and Close is superb. Should have released it last year and got her in a race with Frances. 2nd oscar to an actress in her early 60s vs. 1st to an actress in her early 70s with 7 noms? I’m wondering if that positioning would have been better. in 2019 give a best actress to a lady 60+ 2 years in a row when they like them young and pretty?
为啥我又来,因为这里百看不厌!
Hope she wins. She deserved it, since Fatal Attraction
Glenn should already have one Oscar at least (“Dangerous Liasions”)… it’s a bit of a travesty, she’s still waiting. Like Annette Bening or Sigourney Weaver, by the way… but come on, neither Marlene Dietrich, Deborah Kerr or Marilyn Monroe (never nominated, in her case), won one… that’s the real value of an Oscar… an unnecessary pat in the back
Glenn Close needs to start writing her acceptance speeches for Oscar, SAG and BATFA.
Exactly. And because of that, I don’t think that “career Oscars” should happen ever in any case because there is no person who actually “must have an Oscar” and thus the only thing that matters is the quality of the achievement