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KromeStar

England22 Posts

April 01 2012 15:17 GMT

#321

On April 01 2012 21:04 Skullflower wrote:

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He forgot Snatch too

You think i'm going to post every movies he has been in? think again! =)

Doublemint

Austria8735 Posts

April 01 2012 15:23 GMT

#322

I am in no position to doubt William Fucking Shatner for Canada, or even Kiefer Sutherland.

But not even mentioning HIM in a rather nerdy forum?

Nathan Fillion - damn he´s a handsome one

Subversive

Australia2229 Posts

April 01 2012 15:23 GMT

#323

On April 01 2012 23:52 khaydarin9 wrote:

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On April 01 2012 23:41 Subversive wrote:

On April 01 2012 23:05 khaydarin9 wrote:

On April 01 2012 22:46 Subversive wrote:

On April 01 2012 08:19 Latchy wrote:
No Aussies Yet?

Fine

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Geoffrey Rush (and I dont mean the Monkey by the way)

Geoffrey Rush is my pick too. Amazing actor and a really down-to-earth, lovely guy. He also continues to support Australian theatre and is really approachable in person.

Films: Quills, Shine, Munich, Elizabeth, Ned Kelly, King's Speech and stage work.

On April 01 2012 13:01 Scarecrow wrote:
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Lots of stage acting/singing + independent films + X-Men, The Prestige, Swordfish & Australia.

Hugo Weaving/Geoffrey Rush/Mel Gibson have better filmography's but don't personify aussie blokes in my mind.

I semi-agree, but for me, Rush evokes the larrakin spirit of Australia better. But that's just a preference thing. Love Hugh Jackman. However Gibson came to aus when he was 12, so technically American.

On April 01 2012 10:30 TheSwamp wrote:

On April 01 2012 07:46 Scribble wrote:
I feel like, sadly, Mel Gibson probably best represents the ideals of the majority of Americans. Perhaps that's too cynical. I'm not sure what American actor, in an ideal world, I would have represent the US. If it doesn't have to be an American; Ricky Gervais. If the country were to somehow sync its collective ideals to one actor, Ricky Gervais would be the person I'd like it to sync up with.

Mel Gibson is Australian.

(see above)

On April 01 2012 11:39 AndyJay wrote:
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Self explanatory...

He's not really ours

. But I nominate him for New Zealand.

On April 01 2012 10:56 absalom86 wrote:
Iceland:

No one.

I'm sure you have great actors, but if you won't name one - Bjork then! She was good in Dancer in the Dark.

On April 01 2012 09:05 Lowell wrote:

On April 01 2012 03:55 Hairy wrote:
What the hell - you're talking about the best actor to represent Ireland and no mention of this guy? :
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[ Dermot Morgan ]

He kind of looks like Daniel Radcliffe from the future oO

Agreed haha.

If you're after larrikin spirit, you should nominate Sam Worthington - word on the street is, he went through NIDA completely stoned.

Heath Ledger would have been a good pick, too, I guess.

Dancer in the Dark is probably one of my most detested films of all time, though, to be fair, it wasn't entirely Bjork's fault - mostly it was the fact that I don't think it achieved what it was trying to, stylistically, and also it was damn depressing.

Heath is a good choice for the same reasons, although I'd pick him after Rush. I think for the older generation I'd pick Rush and for the younger I'd pick Ledger.

Dancer in the Dark was a huge success. Björk won Best Actress at Cannes and it received the Palme d'Or. There were plenty of people who loved it and who hated it. Your comment makes it sound like the film was universally detested, when really, it would be fair to say it received mixed reviews. If you don't like Lars von Trier, or Björk, or the movie that's fine though.

As for Worthington, I quite liked him in Terminator but I think that Avatar was a piece of crap. Whether that's his fault or not, I wouldn't try to judge, although I'd lean towards it not being his fault at all. Whilst I haven't seen Somersault, none of his other performaces have amazed me. Being stoned at NIDA isn't my idea of a larrakin though.

Well, I did say "my", and I'm not going to derail this thread over your interpretation of larrikin. I wasn't a huge fan of, say, Superbad, as a film, either, but I suppose I wasn't its target audience - whereas I wrote my thesis on film musicals, and watching Dancer in the Dark still made me go "wtf".

Whoops, misread that as 'the' rather than 'my'. My apologies

. As for one's definition of larrakin though, I gave mine, and you gave yours. You should nominate Sam Worthington if you like :D. And as for target audiences and derailing, what I said about Avatar was no different than what you said about Bjork and Dancer (although I understand you're saying you were more the target audience for Dancer). And discussing our choices here is fine, it's not derailment, it's one of the purposes of the thread.

Randomaccount#77123

United States5003 Posts

April 01 2012 15:28 GMT

#324

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Neverplay

Austria532 Posts

April 01 2012 15:29 GMT

#325

On April 01 2012 05:05 sc4k wrote:
Easy choice for one country in particular haha...Austria...

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As far as England goes...for me it's either:

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Or:

Austria wins

MotherOfRunes

Germany2862 Posts

April 01 2012 15:33 GMT

#326

for my beloved Germany its Bruno Gans :DDD he is from switzerland but i dont care :D
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zyglrox

United States1168 Posts

April 01 2012 15:33 GMT

#327

natalie portman!!!

DyEnasTy

United States3714 Posts

April 01 2012 15:34 GMT

#328

Movies that influence: Indiana Jones
Air Force One
Clear & Present Danger
Patriot Games
Cowboys & Aliens (why not hes a badass in that movie too)
Star Wars

honorable mentions: Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood. All could represent awesomely.

DawN883

Sweden558 Posts

April 01 2012 15:41 GMT

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On April 02 2012 00:33 gwaihir wrote:
for my beloved Germany its Bruno Gans :DDD he is from switzerland but i dont care :D
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Haha this had me laughing so hard ^^

Chewbacca.

United States3634 Posts

April 01 2012 15:45 GMT

#330

Harrison Ford
Clint Eastwood

HaXXspetten

Sweden15718 Posts

April 01 2012 15:47 GMT

#331

On April 02 2012 00:04 ZisforZerg wrote:

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by far the best post I've read so far, well done mate.

Would work even better on Italy, but that was still fucking brilliant xD

Deadeight

United Kingdom1629 Posts

April 01 2012 16:03 GMT

#332

On April 02 2012 00:33 zyglrox wrote:
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natalie portman!!!

For Israel or US?

corumjhaelen

France6884 Posts

April 01 2012 16:07 GMT

#333

1) Alain Delon. Crazy irl, but an incredible actor, a well-known face. But his best roles are in italian movies imho (Rocco e suoi fratelli <3). His elegance (and arrogance) are close to France's image I guess.
2) Michel Simon. Because he's the best French actor ever.

Enki

United States2548 Posts

April 01 2012 16:16 GMT

#334

Humphrey Bogart.

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r00ty

Germany1069 Posts

April 01 2012 17:06 GMT

#335

For Italy it would be Carlo Pedersoli and Mario Girotti! Oh you know 'em...
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When i think of France i think of Luis de Funés!
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Difficult for Germany, but definately not Til fucking Schweiger. He can't act for shit and doesn't seem very smart... Kinski was a Genius, but i wouldn't want to have anything to do with him irl.

Oliver Korittke seems like a cool guy, though internationally unknown.
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USA: Henry Fonda!, Clint Eastwood
England: Michael Caine, Ralph Fiennes
Ireland: Brandon Gleeson, Peter O'Toole
Scotland: Sean Connery, Billy Connolly
Canada: Donald Sutherland (not mentionend yet? wtf)

Uraeus

France1378 Posts

April 01 2012 17:21 GMT

#336

The way most French people see themselves :

The looks of Alain Delon
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Worked with the best : Visconti, Melville, Godard
Starred in The leopard, The Sicilian Clan, The Red Circle, and Borsalino, where he played the character of Rocco Siffredi. Yup, you-know-who named himself after this guy.

The class and elegance of Yves Montand
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Talented actor and singer. Starred in Is Paris burning?, I as in Icarus, and Jean de Florette

The way with women of Jean-Paul Belmondo
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Was directed by Godard and Melville, starred in Breathless, l'As des As, Le Magnifique

The manliness of Jean Reno
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Works in Hollywood as much as in France. Starred in Leon (The Professionnal), Mission : impossible, Godzilla, The Da Vinci Code.

The natural humor of Alain Chabat
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Became famous on TV with Les Nuls, who had a reccurent comedy program. He is also an occasionnal TV host. Sadly, most of his movies are crap and not funny at all. His works include : Didier, The taste of others, Asterix : Mission Cleopatra, La Cité de la Peur

The way most French people actually are :

The looks of Gerard Depardieu
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A slob, a drunk, and extremely vulgar with that. Considered a great actor worldwide though. Starred in
Green Card, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, The Last Metro

The class and elegance of Christophe Lambert
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The French JC VanDamme. Embarrassingly low culture too. Starred in Fortress, Highlander, Greystoke

The way with women of Jean Lefebvre
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Starred in many cheesy comedies in the 60s and 70s, such as la 7° compagnie, le Gendarme...

The manliness of Paul Preboist
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Lefebvre's partner frequent partner in crime... Often played looser characters, and starred in infamous comedies such as Mon curé chez les nudistes

The natural humor of Christian Clavier
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Lame actor with a huge ego who thinks he is funny. But he is not. Had success reciting other people's jokes, but his interviews reveal he is just an arrogant prick.
Starred in Les Visiteurs, Les Bronzés, Le Père Noël est une ordure

French women used to be :

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Carole Bouquet

Beautiful, classy, and the brains to match it. And poor taste in men (was the life partner of Depardieu)
Starred in That Obscure Object of Desire, For Your Eyes Only

Nowadays, it's more :

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Ludivine Sagnier

Sexy but not so classy. Starred in Swimming Pool, Peter Pan

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Marion Cotillard

Gorgeous, no doubt about that. But her interviews make you want to facepalm.
Starred in Inception, La Vie en Rose, Nine

I am still pretty happy with it, though!

Copymizer

Denmark2107 Posts

April 01 2012 17:32 GMT

#337

Dirch Passer. Famous danish comedian from the 50's 60's and 70's. Died from alcohol abuse in late 70's.

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

April 01 2012 17:32 GMT

#338

hah, nice list Uraeus

also i didnt know christophe lambert was french.. i always pronounced it cristopher lambert in a really american way haha
maybe because i havent watched a movie with him since i was a child

regiment

Germany51 Posts

April 01 2012 17:36 GMT

#339

On April 01 2012 04:50 grs wrote:
The actor: Klaus Kinski
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The country: Germany
The movies: Nosferatu the Vampyre; Fitzcarraldo; Cobra Verde and many other great ones!
Why?: Because of not only being a gifted actor but also because of being a unique human being; may he rest in peace.

I second that. Germany really doesn't have many good actors, but this guy must be one of the biggest actors of all time.