Anthony's top five performances?
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Maddyclassicfilms — 10 years ago(December 29, 2015 12:49 PM)
Anthony is such a good actor and over the years has given so many powerful performances. In which five films would you say he gives his best performances?
For me it's the following.
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The Remains of the Day
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Magic
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The Silence of the Lambs
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Shadowlands
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The Bounty
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Maddyclassicfilms — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 11:59 AM)
Great choices. He's very good in
The Lion in Winter
, I love the scenes between him and Katharine Hepburn.
In
Howards End
I love the gesture he does with his hand, where he puts it across his face as a shield whenever his character gets upset. In the characters view that's a form of a weakness and he doesn't want it shown.
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Artless_Dodger — 10 years ago(February 07, 2016 06:55 AM)
I think I'd say: -
- The Remains of the Day
- The Elephant Man
- The Silence of the Lambs
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (if I'm allowed to include a TV movie)
- 84 Charing Cross Road
Also excellent in The Lion in Winter, A Bridge Too Far, Magic, The Bounty, and Shadowlands.
Not seen Hannibal or Nixon, so unable to consider them.
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boogles — 9 years ago(October 20, 2016 07:11 AM)
- The Remains of the Day(so superb as the understated butler).
- Nixon(may not look like him - but manages to catch the essence of him).
- Shadowlands.
- Magic(convincing meltdown performance from him).
- The Silence of the Lambs(okay - I think it's a supporting role rather than a leading one, but he manages to convey Lecter's intelligence in it).
He's also superb in Howard's End and Amistad.