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Thursday, March 12, 2020

RIP Max Von Sydow / The History Continues #41 and #42

RIP MAX VON SYDOW


Photo from the BBC


Legendary Swedish actor Max Von Sydow died on Sunday, March 8th.  He was 90.  The venerable star was nominated for an Oscar twice.  Once for Best ACtor for Pelle the Conqueror in 1988 and for Best Supporting Actor in 2012 for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

Among hs numerous film credits were:


The Seventh Seal
Wild Strawberries
The Emigrants
The Exorcist
Three Days of the Condor
Pelle the Conqueror***
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Shutter Island
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close***
Echoes of the Past

Of course, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly played TFF in 2007.

Von Sydow's last film is Echoes of the Past which IMDb lists as being in post-production.


THE HISTORY CONTINUES



My project to complete the Expanded History section of this blog has continued with my recent additions of information for TFFs 41 and 42 (2014 and 2015).

Among the films that were screened at T-ride in 2014 were: Apocalypse Now (the film was a tribute recipient), Birdman, California Split, Foxcatcher, The Imitation Game, Leviathan, The Look of Silence, Two Days One Night, Wild and Wild Tales.


Guests included: Steve Carrel, Francis Ford Coppola, Laura Dern, Alejandro Inarritu, Tommy Lee Jones, Jon Stewart, Channing Tatum, Reese Witherspoon and tributee Hilary Swank.

2015 films included: 45 Years, Anomalisa, Beats of No Nation, Black Mass, Carol, He Named Me Malala, Room, Son of Saul, Spotlight, Steve Jobs and Suffragette.

Guests included: Laurie Anderson, Idris Elba, Cari Fukunaga, Todd Haynes, Michael Keaton, Brie Larson, Rachel McAdams, Seth Rogen, Aaron Sorkin, Meryl Streep and Kaye Winslet.

The new segments are on The Expanded Telluride Film Festival History Part Two: 1996-Present page of this blog.

Four more years to add...

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