About the movie:
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10.0
Magnolia is a 1999 American drama film, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and starring John C. Reilly, Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, and Jeremy Blackman. It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among several people during one day in the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California. The film was distributed by New Line Cinema.
Magnolia was a critical success in 1999. Of the ensemble cast, Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, and won the award in the same category at the Golden Globes of 2000.
About this scene:
Former TV producer Earl Partridge (Jason Robards) is in the final stages of cancer, and is being cared for by a nurse, Phil Parma (Philip Seymour Hoffman), while his young trophy wife Linda (Julianne Moore) is out collecting prescriptions for a strong dose of liquid morphine that will end his pain.
Her act in this particular scenes vividly expresses the frustration of the character-Linda. Her acting is so natural that people tend to see Linda not Julianne Moore. No wonder she has been nominated for several awards. But, I must say, anyone should wonder why she hasnt got the Academy awards for this film. The character, Linda, expresses her guilt on cheating his dying (old) husband. The way she repents and the way she goes all frenzied will definitely make one tied to the character. People start empathizing with the character.
This character, played by Julianne Moore, plays an important role in the critical success of the film.
This movie is one of my most favorite collections.
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