The cast

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Close-up: great international performances 1
5. 1 Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries 12
6. 2 Emil Jannings in The Blue Angel 24
7. 3 Charles Laughton in Hobson’s Choice 35
8. 4 Nikolai Cherkasov in Ivan the Terrible 46
9. 5 Peter Lorre in M 58
10. 6 Anna Magnani in The Golden Coach 69
11. 7 Alec Guinness in Last Holiday 81
12. 8 Ingrid Bergman in Stromboli 93
13. 9 Toshirô Mifune in Throne of Blood 104
14. 10 Setsuko Hara in Tokyo Story 115
15. 11 Marcello Mastroianni in 8½ 127
16. 12 Jeanne Moreau in The Bride Wore Black 138
17. 13 Michel Serrault in La cage aux folles 149
18. 14 Madhubala in Mughal-e-Azam 161
19. 15 Michael Caine in Alfie 171
20. 16 Amitabh Bachchan in Deewaar 184
21. 17 Catherine Deneuve in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 195
22. 18 Jean-Pierre Léaud in Stolen Kisses 205
23. 19 Isabelle Huppert in Th e Piano Teacher 217
24. 20 Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day 228
25. 21 Tilda Swinton in I Am Love 238
26. 22 Denis Lavant in Holy Motors 249
27. 23 Choi Min-sik in Oldboy 261
28. 24 Maggie Cheung in In the Mood for Love 272
29. 25 Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde in Mortal Inheritance 284
30. 26 Gael García Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries 296
31. The cast 306
32. The contributors 308
33. Index 314