Jean Seberg is a beautiful, beautiful woman -no one can deny the fact- but she's a truly dreadful actor. I can understand completely why French auteurs fell in love with her and her body, but the world of cinema has in no way been made better by her presence on the screen.
shareJust saw last half of this movie, and I must admit I recognized Jean Seberg for her beauty on the screen but to your point I had a difficult time thinking of any roles she played that I could remember for their performance rather than her exceptional looks. So I concur.
The speech she gives at the end sounded familiar ..."I'm tired of... not being allowed to cry until the plane leaves, - being handed around the group - etc...."
You didn't like her in Lilith? I don't disagree with your basic idea, but in my opinion the role of Lilith was a pretty good fit. Of course she had good direction and costars whose generous acting styles were supportive-- this applies especially to the incomparable Kim Stanley. Warren Beatty's character was a great foil for Seberg's, and this movie was made before his overendowment of self-confidence metastasized into self-parody.
I haven't seen 'Lilith', foxfire, but I'll give it a shot. I accept that, from time to time, certain actors come into once-in-a-lifetime parts that fit them like a glove. [Such may have happened to Gene Tierney, for example, although I have yet to see that film!]
And it's funny, because Kim Stanley really is a capable actor, and I'd be willing to see 'Lilith' just to regard how the two women stand up against one another on the screen.
Thanks for the recommendation.
I just saw Lilith this morning, ffox, and you're absolutely right: Seberg is really superb in it. I honestly couldn't recognise her as the same actress I saw in the Godard films.
Thanks again for the recommendation -although I was ambivalent about the film itself.
I'm sorry. I reckon Seberg is tedious and teenaged Philipe Forquet prettier.
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I have to admit, this particular movie is slow paced , not unusual for Robert Parrish, he wasn't the greatest director. But I actually enjoyed Ms. Seberg in Bonjour Tristesse, kind of a guilty pleasure. What a troubled life she had, sad.
shareDISAGREE. People seem to hold her up to higher standards than other actresses. Jean was a perfectly capable, lovely actress who did exactly what her performances called for and with beauty and grace.
"I told you a million times not to talk to me when I'm doing my lashes"!
I liked Seberg's portrayal of Christina in this film. I think Seberg's reserved acting served the character well.
I think her flatness in the last scene with Walter was appropriate: She's in a public restaurant telling Walter that she's marrying another man & her fiancé could return to the table at any moment. So, Chris gives Walter the speech in a low key manner because she wants to avoid making a scene.
It would be out of character for Chis to tell this to Walter in a dramatic fashion, like Scarlett O'Hara's "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again". Instead, Chris, with calm reserve, conveys to Walter 'hit the road, jack'.
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