Lead or Supporting No. 22: Melanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds

[Sab227 Joined: Dec 29th, 2012 Topics: 112 Posts: 790 View Predictions]

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Time for another round of lead or supporting. This time we have the fantastic Melanie Laurent for her beautiful turn in Inglourious Basterds. I think shes a lead along with Pitt and Waltz but I’m curious to to hear what you all think. I would also add that I think it’s a horrendous crime that she didnt get a nomination because not only would I have nominated her in Lead Actress but I would also give her the win.

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[estrelas Joined: Jul 25th, 2018 Topics: 2 Posts: 3681 View Predictions]

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This is very interesting. I feel like, out of all the characters, Shoshanna/Emmanuelle had the most developed arc. But tbh I always saw Inglorious Basterds as (mostly) an ensemble movie and the characters being equally important for the development of the movie. So I would probably go with Supporting but Lead is just as plausible. I think it depends on your POV.

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[Jays Joined: Dec 15th, 2017 Topics: 7 Posts: 2316 View Predictions]

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Ensemble movie, all supporting. She should have been nominated too.

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 63 Posts: 5680 View Predictions]

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I believe everyone is supporting in that film, but her and Waltz are the closest thing it has to leads. Still, my vote goes to supporting, where she should’ve been nominated.

Was Brad Pitt submitted as a lead? I wouldn’t put him there, but I can imagine that the studio did since he was the biggest name and billed first.

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[nkb325 Joined: Feb 6th, 2012 Topics: 22 Posts: 1709 View Predictions]

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Yea I’m ok with her being supporting since it is such an ensemble movie, but I agree with above poster that Shoshanna definitely has the most developed arc, she’s the character that goes through the journey we generally associate with the protagonist. So even if she doesn’t have the most screen time, she sort of feels lead to me. And I would have given her a nomination in lead.

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[Magnus Joined: Jan 20th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 442 View Predictions]

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I’d say she is the one lead of the film.

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[FairWeatherAffair Joined: May 11th, 2018 Topics: 7 Posts: 977 View Predictions]

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Lead, easily. She, along with Pitt and Waltz, are the cores of the narrative(s).

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[LLLhawks Joined: Dec 28th, 2018 Topics: 33 Posts: 930 View Predictions]

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I thought everybody in that movie was a supporting player.

I just love movies. And awards.

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[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 355 Posts: 21785 View Predictions]

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Supporting

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[Jefty2000 Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 1 Posts: 120 View Predictions]

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Main female, but supporting performer with the rest of em

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[gabspss Joined: Sep 10th, 2018 Topics: 95 Posts: 1392 View Predictions]

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Lead. Not much here to say.

It's about the chaotic editing in Moulin Rouge!

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 4682 View Predictions]

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‘Ensemble movie’ (whatever that means) doesn’t necessarily mean there are no leads. Laurent is a protagonist through and through. She’s lead and so is Pitt and arguably Waltz.

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[Butz Joined: Oct 15th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 624 View Predictions]

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Absolutely Lead, along with Pitt. One could also make a case for Waltz but I think his placement in Supporting still made the most sense out of those three. They are the main driving forces of the narrative, the whole thing is like a game of chess between three people who don’t even know about the other two players.

FYC:

Lead Actor: Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)

Supporting Actress: Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Supporting Actor: Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)

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Letterboxd: Ray_In_Bruges

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