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The Brave Ones
Unlike other generations of actresses, none of these eight women are living in the margins of men. They’re creating complex characters that are often at the center of the film. Jennifer Lawrence headlines a generation of fearless, fiercely talented actresses who are putting the boys to shame. CLICK HERE to read Lynn Hirschberg's profile in the September 2010 issue.
September 2010
“I want to do a silent film, even though it’s out of
fashion now.” DaCosta, who studied dance as a child, has an innate
stillness and elegance that would be ideal for the cinematic intensity
of images without words. In 2009’s The Messenger she played an army wife
who has lost her husband, and her grief went beyond speech. Similarly,
when Mark Ruffalo tells her character in The Kids Are All Right that he
wants to end their relationship, the shock and pain are registered in
her eyes. “I grew up watching a lot of old stuff,” DaCosta says. “The
first movie I remember seeing was The Red Balloon, which is silent, and
it made me feel things that I’d love to make other people feel.”
September 2010
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