That camera is conducted with the supreme artistry of one of my favorite photographers, Tak Fujimoto, who was with director Jonathan Demme since the late '70s. However, our attention is also held by her quiet moments, as well as a few shots where the camera is content to gaze tranquilly into her beautiful eyes. She has the loudest, rudest character, and many actresses would be put off by some of the things she must do throughout the film. Her first speaking (if you'll call it that) line is gripping, frightening, and amusing, and she plays a mental defective in a manner which I've never seen before. She spent most of "Gridlock'd" in a coma, unfortunately, and that's the most notable role she's had until this one. First, it contains one of the best and most fascinating performances I've seen in years, given by Thandie Newton. "Beloved" has long passages of greatness. A film must stand by itself, or it is not a film. I wish I'd read the book-perhaps I will, but I don't think so. I found it difficult to understand the movie, and some of the dialogue, but it mattered little.
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