![]() Fiennes for best supporting actor for his role in “Schindler’s List,” but … Amon Goeth? The scene in which the Nazi sets his sights on a Jewish prisoner in a death camp, played by a trembling Embeth Davidtz, and he’s tempted to kiss her, even though, as he tells her, she’s not “a person in the strictest sense of the word,” is one of the best things ever put on film. ![]() No offense to Tommy Lee Jones, who was great in “The Fugitive,” and in 1994 beat out Mr. When you watch or rewatch 20 of his movies, as I did, you think that the Oscars have no meaning because this guy doesn’t have one. He is both prolific and enigmatic, disappearing into a dazzling range of characters. He’s that rare creature who’s equally powerful in the classics and popular fare, who’s dedicated to toggling between stage and screen. He was probably acting like he wasn’t irritated by my tardiness, because he’s an astonishing actor. Fiennes was charming, indulging my fan-girl questions about Shakespeare - his 1995 Broadway performance in “Hamlet,” for which he won a Tony, and his blazing 2011 film version of “Coriolanus.”Īfter eating “duck three ways,” at Richmond Station, he suggested we start over the next morning because he was due on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of “The Menu.” He did not give me a brooding Heathcliff look (though he perfected it in 1992’s “Wuthering Heights”). When I finally careered into the right place, 30 minutes late, he was sitting alone, looking sharp in a Timothy Everest navy wool suit, eating an appetizer, which he called “a chickpea thing” and drinking a glass of Sancerre. Fiennes played a depraved Nazi commandant in “Schindler’s List,” a reptilian Lord Voldemort in “Harry Potter,” and a psychopathic chef in his stylish new black comedy, “The Menu.” ![]() I was dreading that famous icy blue stare, the one that seems lit with darkness the merciless glare that was so blood-chilling when Mr. So I began frantically running around Canada, a stranger in a strange land. The 59-year-old actor is a confessed compulsive, always overly prepared, not the sort who would be late or appreciate lateness in others. I was meeting Ralph Fiennes for dinner and suddenly realized I was in the wrong restaurant. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.TORONTO - After 10 minutes sitting alone, I panicked. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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