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Joseph Cotten could play menacing, charming, kind, foolish, evil, powerful, or despondent with almost-minute changes in facial expression. He wasn't obvious or flashy, but his best performances have such a powerful immediacy that they seem to be happening right now, at this moment. He was one of the very best.
Recommended:
Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
Shadow of a Doubt (Alfred Hitchcock, 1943)
The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
2 comments:
I love Joseph Cotten. When I first saw Citizen Kane, I was like, "Who is that dude? He's great," and seeing The Third Man only confirmed that first impression.
that photo is amazing. it is like taps, but with a really dapper sort of fellow at the bar. i love seeing old pictures of people being normal.
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