The time has come to March 2020, as early as the end of January, Ben Fat saw Lily Collins on the Internet posting a photo of her participation in David Finch's new film "Mank", and Finch's new film is also regarded by many fans as one of the must-see films this year. Of course, Ben Fat is also looking forward to Finch's new film, but seeing Finch's name, I can't help but think of one of the actresses who worked closely with him, and also the protagonist of today's article - Laura Dunn~
Pushing the time back to Beijing time on February 10, the 92nd Oscars came to an end in Hollywood, and this Year's Oscars also brought enough surprises to people, the most surprising thing is that Bong Joon-ho's popularity and word-of-mouth double-high work "Parasite" not only successfully won the Academy Award for Best International Film and Best Original Screenplay, but also unexpectedly won the two weight awards of Best Director and Best Picture. You know, this is the first time that the Oscars have awarded the best picture to a non-English film, and the final "Parasite" creators are all destined to become one of the moving moments of this year's Oscars.
The Oscar's highest accolade can also be seen as a gift to the centennial development of Korean cinema
In addition to the surprises brought by "Parasite", there are many highlight moments at this Oscar, such as Huakun Phoenix winning the film emperor with dc power "Joker"
Hollywood veteran popular handsome brad Pitt won best supporting actor with Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (the editor gossiped that Pete could equal his ex-wife Julie's Oscar record this time)
The most touching thing for the editor is that Renee Zellweger has been floating for many years, and finally won this year's film queen with the vivid and meticulous interpretation of the end of the life of a generation of superstar Judy Garland in "Judy" (she had previously won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress with "Cold Mountain")
Also did not let the editor ignore is the winner of this year's supporting actress with Renee Zellweger, who is also one of Ben Fat's beloved actresses, Laura Dunn, who is also an "unconventional" Hollywood actress that Ben Fat wants to introduce to you today
It's really two actresses who are very hearty about Ben Fat himself
The reason why Laura Dunn is "unconventional" is partly because although she comes from an acting family, her parents are famous actors, she herself has participated in many high-quality works, and her acting skills have been unanimously recognized by the industry. But when taking stock of Hollywood acting schools, she is often forgotten by the public. The reason for this situation may have a lot to do with her own low-key and unobtrusive style.
On February 10, 1967, Laura Dunn was born in California, USA, the father Bruce Dunn (Cannes and Berlin double film emperor, Oscar male lead, male supporting nomination) and mother Diane Ladd (Oscar supporting actress three nominations) are famous actors, counting Laura won the Oscar for best supporting actress this year, the family of three has been nominated for a total of 8 Oscars. Such a family can be said to be unique in Hollywood, and from the following picture, we can see the outstanding achievements of this family of three in the film industry
Parents and daughters, one "star" each
In 1973, Laura Jr. appeared in the film White Lightning, which was also her first big screen appearance, in which Laura played the daughter of her mother Diane. Later, in 1974, the mother and daughter co-starred in Martin Sr.'s film "Once the Sea was Shipwrecked for Water", and Little Laura ate 19 ice creams on the set for her role, and this tenacity can be said to be much more than that of children of the same age.
In 1985, Laura Dunn starred in Bogdanovich's film The Mask, which was also seen as the official beginning of her acting career. At this time, Laura was studying on campus and did not show outstanding deductive talent, and her mother asked Laura to complete college. Laura's innate "rebellious" consciousness believes that if you want to be a good actor, you must really learn to act.
In 1986, Laura met the first nobleman of her acting career, and the director with whom she worked most closely since then, David Finch. At that time, David Finch was looking for actors for the new film, and after lunch with Laura, David Finch, who had always believed in feelings when selecting actors, finalized Laura to star in the film, and Laura herself repeatedly insisted with the school before finally participating in the film.
In September of that year, The Blue Velvet, which brought together Isabella Rossellini and Kyle McLachlan and Laura Dunn, also allowed Laura to gain widespread attention and recognition for the first time. After collaborating on Velvet and achieving great success, Laura Dunn also officially became one of David Finch's inspirational muses (the other being Isabella Rossellini), and Laura has since collaborated with David Finch on a series of films, including "Inland Empire", the "Twin Peaks" in the history of American drama, and "My Heart Is Wild". In "My Heart Is Wild", Laura not only partnered with Nicolas Cage, but also with her mother Diane again, and the mother-daughter pair became one of the most famous mother-daughter actors in Hollywood.
Poster of "My Heart Is Wild"
In 1991, Laura and her mother Diane joined hands again to star in the film "Rose", and it was this film that made Laura receive the oscar nomination for the first time, and it is worth mentioning that her mother Diane was also nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the same time, and staged the good story that the mother and daughter were nominated at the same time. At the Oscars that ended this year, Laura also attended the award ceremony with her mother, showing the warm scene of mother and daughter.
After many years, mother and daughter once again joined hands to step on the Oscar red carpet~
After receiving the first Oscar nomination, Laura cooperated with Uncle Toki and Spielberg in 1993, among which "Jurassic Park" cooperated with Si Dao was not only the global box office champion film that year, but also received high attention in China, which also allowed Laura's commercial value to be developed. If Laura chooses to seek stability at this time, then participating in some commercial films may be a better choice for her to further enhance her popularity and business prospects.
But Laura, who was born with self-determination, "ventured" again at this time, choosing to participate in Alexander Payne's "Citizen Ruth", and in the film, a female addict who is pregnant with Liujia. From Laura's choice to participate in this film, it may be seen that the acting career goal she set for herself is not just to become a star, but to be a real actor in her heart.
After Laura because of her personal family suspended the acting career, and when she came back after giving birth, although her acting skills were still superb, Hollywood was a world with an incomparably obvious attribute of "the back wave of the Yangtze River pushing the front wave", and the critics regarded the comeback Laura as a newcomer, which also made Laura resentful and angry at the rules of the game in Hollywood.
Because of this, when Laura chose her role after her comeback, she was more freewheeling, completely following her personal feelings and no longer considering the rules of the market. These roles have brought Laura a series of awards and reputations, she also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, and began to work with more directors with obvious personal styles, such as Paul Thomas Anderson's "Master", which can be regarded as her personal understanding and choice of the role of "actor".
Since then, although Laura has been starring in the film, it was not until 2017 that her acting career reached a new peak. In this year, the limited drama "Big Little Lies" became a blockbuster and gained a high reputation, and in the play, Nicole Kidman, Rishi Witherspoon, Sherlyn Woodleigh and Laura Dunn were several acting schools, which also became the biggest attraction of the audience, and Laura gained high popularity among Chinese drama fans.
The lineup of "Fairy Fights" in Big Little Lies
Laura played the career of a strong woman Renata in the play, a strong personality and a style of saying one thing, which is very suitable for Laura's own tall body and strong aura. And such a strong woman in the play, her daughter suffered violence in the school in the play, but Renata could not find the "real culprit", which made her gradually feel frustrated. When playing against several other female characters, Laura's performance is not at all behind. It can be said that the role of Renata has given the public a better understanding of Laura's acting skills, and has also made Laura's attention increase day by day.
This is just the "tip of the iceberg" of Renata's strong personality
In addition to "Big Little Lies", Laura also joined the IP blockbuster "Star Wars" and starred in the small-budget film "Letterhead Story" in 2018, focusing on the widespread problem of adolescent sexual harassment worldwide. These film and television dramas have a wide range of themes and different types of roles, but Laura can adjust the performance mode at will and complete the role with high quality, which has a lot to do with her own talent.
Ben Fat recommends everyone to take a look at this "Letterhead Story"
After Big Little Lies' Renata attracted attention, Laura continued to return to the show's second season in 2019 and still had a good performance, even when playing against old drama bones like Meryl Streep. In this year, she also handed over a surprising report card, playing Mrs. March in "Little Women" and the second female in "Marriage Story" - divorce lawyer Nora.
The two roles are fundamentally different, in Greta Gerweger's "Little Women", Mrs. March has an angelic sense of purity, although the family's economic conditions are not rich, but Mrs. March still works with her own good character, which is also the first batch of social paid workers in the social environment at that time. In the face of her four daughters, she did not plan everything for her daughter, but guided and seduced her daughter to find her own growth direction, taught her daughter to be kind and upright, and planted a seed for the cultivation of her own virtue.
"Little Women" Laura Dunn poster ~
In "Marriage Story" directed by Noah Baumbach, Laura, the divorce lawyer played by Nora, is still a strong and powerful female character, and relies on her own calmness, intelligence, and ruthlessness to help her female clients survive the marriage crisis. This character has no cowardly heart, but instead has ambition and ability, laura also completed the role well, and won her first Oscar little golden man. Many fans also said after watching "Marriage Story" that although Adam Dreifer and Scarlett Johansson had excellent performances in the film, Laura was still the most eye-catching one in some scenes.
Lara's impressive lines from Marriage Story
In addition to participating in film and television dramas, Laura also began to expand her career to other territories and set up a production company, which coincided with Laura's long-term hard-working, enterprising, and more vocal advocacy. And she herself said that the reason why she wanted to set up a production company was also to discover more excellent stories and help the stories of women and marginalized groups to be seen and understood by more people.
At the time of the Oscars, Laura said "this is her best birthday present", and she also emotionally thanked her own heroes - father Bruce and mother Diane. Laura, who loves acting and is fully committed, has interpreted a series of moving character images in the film world, although her ability does not need to be measured by awards, but in Ben's fat heart, she really deserves the Oscar. Ben Fat expects lara's acting career to burst out more sparks, because the new chapter that belongs to her has just opened
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