Mathias is no Alain Delon
He does not have the charisma, the charm, the hypnotic style, the subtlety of Alain Delon. As for the beauty... Better not try to compare.
shareFunny ! I think Matthias is way more handsome & charismatic than Alain Delon. I also think he's the better actor.Delon has this tendency of playing himself in most of his movies.Matthias is by far more versatile.
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Well, they're very different. If you're thinking about this role, then I must agree that there is no comparison: Schoenaerts was as catatonic in this as he was in "A Little Chaos" last year. But he can be a formidable actor in different roles. He may lack Delon's sexual magnetism and proper leading man charisma/screen presence, but, when he operates within a certain niche, he can be extremely interesting to watch and almost single-handedly make a film with his performance, as he did in "Bullhead". As for subtlety, they both have it, in different ways: sure Delon exceled at restrained acting and could easily create an icy killer ("Le Samourai") or tragically conflicted romantic hero ("The Professor") with just a few intense expressions. I don't see Schoenaerts as an equally great fit for those roles. But Matthias, as his ominousy twisted anti-heroes or villains ("Bullhead" or "The Drop"), shows an uncanny ability of conveying a naturally disturbing and upsetting vibe that it's hard to find in other actors. I can't quite see Alain in those roles.
So, even if he was disappointed in this, I still have faith in Schoenaerts and pray that he restores my wavering appreciation of his acting with his upcoming turn in Roskam's "Le Fidèle". I think he will.
Well, in a certain niche anyone is comfortable and can excel... A good actor explores and excels way beyond his/her niche...
I don't think Schoenaerts would be able to do for his life a role like Rocco or Tancredi, or even Ripley... He is, unfortunately, way too obtuse / opaque for such roles... Matter of fact, I don't see a director like Visconti or Clement (or Deray, for this matter) pick Schoenaerts for any role in any of their films... Watching him in this (unfortunate) remake of La Piscine makes one regret every second not seeing the original movie instead, and especially miss Alain Delon.
Well, in a certain niche anyone is comfortable and can excel
That's quite debatable. I think we can name plenty of actors that haven't reached excellence in anything.
I have a hard time imagining Schoenaerts as Tancredi as well. As Rocco, too (although he may have come out with a very different variation of the character). I thought he was the best part of the otherwise execrable "Suite Française", so he can play a certain type of romantic leading man when motivated. He wasn't too bad in "Far From the Madding Crowd" either, even if I kept comparing him unfavorably to Alan Bates in the older version. I still have to figure him out completely, I guess: I was impressed by his early performances, but he's recently given some wooden, bland turns. I'm curious to see what the future holds for him: if he's back to making some nice choices of projects, he may hold some surprises. share
Funny ! I think Matthias is way more handsome & charismatic than Alain Delon. I also think he's the better actor.Delon has this tendency of playing himself in most of his movies.Matthias is by far more versatile.Same here. I like Matthias a lot whereas I never liked Alain Delon. share