It was December 15, at the doorstep of Navidad, when the most unimaginable tragedy occurred in Hollywood. At work in Los Angeles, director Rob Reiner y su mujer, la producera Michele SingerThey were brought together in the bedroom by their son Nick, who was troubled by the teenager’s problems with drugs and violence.
Reiner opened the chapter at the Oscars Gala, In memoriam wider than ever, with two other deceased protagonists: Robert Redford and Diane Keaton. Interestingly, two actors and a director who stood out when they recorded their apologists, their social and political work, which certainly contrasts with the silence of grave cases of contemporary stars.
In the 1990s, he played Billy Crystal, the host during the new years of the Oscars, and co-starred with Meg Ryan When Harry met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989), who reminded the director. Reiner, a filmmaker inspired by a public filmmaking class, represented the best of Hollywood in its glory years with names as indicated and also Princess Prometheus (1987), Consult me (1986) or Poverty (1990).
“Dude, what fun it was to climb the castle,” I say Crystal as I lead you Princess Prometheus (1987). Crystal recorded the political and social activism of the filmmaker and his wife, who, for example, campaigned for the opening of gay marriage. Crystal noted Reiner’s background as a sitcom actor All in the family (1971-1979) and his development into a great director.
The actor added that his friend’s filmsor “lasts for generations” because we know what makes us think, love and desire to be better people.
At the end of the speech They revealed the Oscar script to various actors who had worked with Reiner in his films. Among them are Meg Ryan, the unforgettable Sally; Kathy Bates, who is an infallible villain Poverty (1990); Demi Moore, stunning in the justice drama Some good men (1992); or Annette Bening, estrella en President and Miss Wade (1995).
Diane Keaton’s influence transcended cinema to become an advocate for the feminist cause. Also the protagonist of two emblematic Woody Allen films Annie Hall (1977) y Manhattan (1979), en otros papeles como Godfather (1972), as noted by actress Rachel McAdams, Keaton became a unique figure, a symbol of freedom and talent. The actress also compromised in the civil rights game that marked the 1970s.
Like Redford. Robert Redford, an irreplaceable figure in the cinema of the caliber of actor, director and promoter of the Sundance Festival and independent cinema in the United States and the world, played in the last block. Barbra Streisand, who only performed in public, moved from her job in Los Angeles to return home only your friend, with the one who played unforgettable Just like us (1973).
Streisand noted that at first she found Redford’s character “so-so” and that it took various guides to convince him. Streisand, who was also a champion of those 70 years as actors they turned into political activistsnoted his activism for the environment and freedom of thought.
Robert Redford has had memorable performances in movies like this one Two men and one fate (1969), Putsch (1973), All the President’s Men (1976) or Memories of Africa (1985). Como director also left with cameo films Running people (1980), which also won the Academy Award for Best Director A quiz show (1994). Even after his career in cinema, he was the founder of the Sundance festival, one of the most important spaces for independent cinema.
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