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Great performance from Laurence Harvey

posted 17 years ago by marzmello
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I finally saw this movie and was blown away by both Signoret and Harvey in their respective roles. For sure Signoret deserved her Oscar. I know Harvey was nominated. Who beat him out of the Oscar that year? What made Harvey's performance great is how he kept Joe sympathetic. I can see the potential that Alice saw in him. This movie really reminded me of A Place in the Sun.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 5 years ago

Honestly, I thought that he was rather wooden and not convincing as a Yorkshireman at all. The ineffectiveness of his performance was, to me, all the more evident in his scenes with the sublime Signoret.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 4 years ago

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