72. One might ask, what is Anna Paquin without her mother/companion? Well, half of a perfect movie, that is. For the other half, you needed to wait just two slots until 72, where Holly Hunter, pictured here with wide-eyed Anna, claims her slot on this list.Holly Hunter is one of the best actresses working who routinely gets no acknowledgement for being one of the best actresses working. Never mind the fact that she has four Oscar nominations (and considering her career, will likely be headed for numbers five and six in the next decade or so), she rarely is mentioned in a conversation of Julias, Meryls, and Kates.
Yet, in this harrowing tale, she proves what actresses can do at their peak: inhabit a character, body and soul. The film takes her Ada McGrath, and shoves her into not one but two alien situations. The first, the one with her mail-order husband Sam Neill, provides for unbearable stifle and raw disgust. The second, and far superior one, is that of her lover Harvey Keitel, who goes from complete disgust to out-and-out passion. One can almost feel the forbidden nature of their love wash over you as you watch. Hunter's character is mute, but through her eyes and tentative gestures, she becomes a rarefied breed of beauty and light.
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