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Jan 8, 2009 - 8:42 AM
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neotrinity
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The apex of England’s reigning empire may have long since been abolished,
but there’s no denying it’s cultural sovereignty during the swinging sixties.
Whether in the theatre or, especially, the cinema (the last time foundational fates blessed it so substantially), there was an upswing in artistic, fashion and overall authority that, sadly, hasn’t been seen since.
And, aside from the exemplary and peerless Emma Peel of Diana Rigg, no actress more symbolized this golden sunshine than the consummate chemistry and dazzling talent of
The Beginning …
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Did you see her in Away From Her last year? She was great.
But the real revelation was the actor who played her husband, Gordon Pinsent. He held his own in every scene with Julie.
The movie was really his story, as he never ever wanted to be "away from her." It's heartbreaking to watch the quiet sadness in his face as his wife (played by Julie) slowly slips away from him, forgetting who he is.
Pinsent should have at least been nominated for an Oscar.
(BTW, we've all seen Pinsent before. He played the President in Colossus: The Forbin Project.)
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at last an appreciation of one of the last ICONS. how she did not get the OSCAR this year, simply means the BEST ACTRESS is still out there. i dont remember her ever giving a weak performance in any thing. i saw her on BROADWAY in UNCLE VANYA and she was so drop dead beautiful and mesmerising, i could not take my eyes off her. thanks neo for all the pics and this presentation. LONG MAY SHE REIGN!
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Jan 9, 2009 - 8:32 AM
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neotrinity
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"I think I've got something when I'm on-screen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent".
Y’know, Thor-ski, in a wacky world of constant inconstancy, you’re one of the most enduring examples of reliable consistency extant.
Why don’t we just save ourselves a heap of havoc in the future by floating a balloon and bellowing, “Yo, amigo, is this subject we’re currently offering NOT previously part of the Asgardian Archives?!!!") 
As for you, Mike, we’re afflicted with an infinite shade of green that eclipsing e'en The Hulk you actually caught Mike Nichols’s 1973 star-studded stage extravaganza (good Gawd, George C. Scott, Nicol Williamson, Lillian Gish, Conrad Bain, Barnard Hughes, Elizabeth Wilson!!!!!!).
We’re hoping some version of it was filmed for posterity via The New York Library for the Performing Arts or another such enterprise. Count yourself bountifully blessed you actually caught it – to say nothing of her – in the fabulous flesh … 
"I basically put myself into directors' hands and let them tell me what to do, and the more they told me what to do,
the more I liked it." ...
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As I said in this previous Julie Christie thread:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=46713&forumID=7&archive=0
"She was one of the most gorgeous actresses to grace the silver screen. Well, she still is, but you know what I mean."
Oh, I'd forgotten all about this thread Thor. It was nice to see Ron Pulliam get all bent out of shape over the awarding of the Oscar to Julie over that other Julie. The Best Actress of 1965 WAS Julie Christie.
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No woman has ever looked more beautiful than Julie Christie did in 'Doctor Zhivago' or 'Petula'...and no one ever will.
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neo , i was actually fortunate enough to catch that performance in new york, and believe me , nothing on that screen she has done , can equal her beauty in person , i was like a dumbstruck kid in front of her. i think that at that time the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS taped everything that was done at CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE for their archives,so a print of it may survive . however, maybe you or someone knows more about this. and one sad note , when BRAD PITT found out that JULIE CHRISTIE was to be in TROY , playing his mother , he was elated and told the crew , and they replied : WHO IS JULIE CHRISTIE?
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Jan 9, 2009 - 11:43 AM
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neotrinity
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I nearly had an orgasm upon entering this thread; Ms. Christie is the Patron Saint of my Heart.
Glad to have, um, been of some service, Chockful; we’re sure she appreciates your, ah, effusion.
No woman has ever looked more beautiful than Julie Christie did in 'Doctor Zhivago' or 'Petula'
... and no one ever will.
These are for you,
Montie.
His favorite of all (as well as The One whom he wished he had worked with),
calling her "the Most Poetic of Actresses".
Oh, indeed – and infinitely In Deed, as well …
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I worked with her briefly in the sixties...she was everything you would want in a star: beautiful, charming, radiant, exceptionally talented and with a sense of mystery. Her agent said she was offered almost every major female role. She got the scripts first and said no to all of them, choosing instead to work occasionally with directors she was comfortable with on quirky projects such as DEMON SEED. This is why Faye Dunaway has such an extensive filmography.........overtones, what was the project you worked on with julie christie ?
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Love her. Always love her.
And no one here has even mentioned FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, which, by the way, is, finally, being released on DVD on Jan. 27.
One of my favorite memories of her, and perhaps the sequence that really brought her to the public eye, is that marvelous walk she takes, towards the beginning of BILLY LIAR. It not only delineated the free spirit of her character, Liz, but also defined the way Julie Christie was presented in practically every film since.
And she certainly deserved her Oscar for DARLING, which, when seen on a small screen, works even better, as the pseudo-documentary it purports to be.
Wonderful spirit.
(But, I guess, in my heart, she'll always be Lara, a character of mythic proportion, and unutterable beauty. There's a moment in the movie, which incidentally is also in the book, when Yuri's just watching her ironing, with the golden sun behind her. And then, there's a later moment, also from the book, when he watches Tonya ironing, surrounded by chill tones. It's all there visually, and it was all taken directly from the book. I wonder what Pasternak would have thought of her; probably have fallen in love with her right there, the way all the rest of us did.)
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and dont forget her glavanic performance in McCABE AND MRS.MILLER, for which she was nominated again BEST ACTRESS.
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