I wouldn't be surprised if they do away with the flashbacks. The better part of the book were her last days.Big Magilla wrote:
I haven't read the book, but Annette Bening is 59 years old, just about right for playing Gloria Grahame in her final days. She was 57 when she died. They would either have to photograph her through thick lenses or use another actress for the flashback sequences.
Jamie Bell spent most of those four years starring in the cable TV series TURN: Washington's Spies in which he was considerably more bulked up than in his big screen appearances.
I'd like to think Julie Walters would be deserving of a supporting nod, but having predicted her blindly for Brooklyn, I'll wait until I know more about her role before I add her to my predictions.
If the film does work and Benning gets nominated I think she will win, particularly if they can capture last moment the Peter Turner and Gloria Grahame farewell each other. It's THE moment of the books that has remained with me the most.
I watched A Quiet Passion again last night on Blu Ray having first seen the film last November at the cinema. It stands up magnificently. I still don't think Cynthia Nixon will make the final five due to the fact that Music Box is the distributor and they probably don't know the first thing about launching an Oscar campaign. However, I would not be surprised, even with all the films mentioned below, if Nixon takes New York & L.A. If she mounts her own campaign she could sneak in with Jennifer Ehle on her coat tails in supporting. It is such a crying shame that they really are and will remain long shots. And that goes for Keith Carradine and the scene stealing Catherine Bailey.