Great actresses who have won Oscars
Image SourceMy pick for this week's @writingnreviews competition is the extremely talented Jodi Foster. Foster won 2 academy awards throughout her career and was nominated 2 other times. Her first nomination was at the very young age of 12 for Taxi Driver opposite Robert De Niro. Now, I could easily write about her Oscar winning role in Silence Of The Lambs but I chose to go with the previous win in 1989 for The Accused.
The reason is because of the sheer force of her acting in that film that left me feeling uneasy. The Accused is an incredibly powerful and brave courtroom drama. It was also the first time a ‘big’ Hollywood movie openly tackled the issue of a rape victim being incriminated. A catastrophic reality that outrageously still exists today.
I watched the film 25 years ago and it left a potent impression on me especially being young and naively still thought justice is easily achieved.
Jodi Foster’s dynamic transition from victim to accused and finally to an empowered woman seeking justice was extremely compelling. While I thought her acting in Silence Of The Lambs was fantastic, her portrayal of the rape victim in The Accused was disturbingly persuasive.
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