Zooey Deschanel – 500 Days of Summer
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photo by Caryn Loveless; RanZag |
Alluring, yet always out of reach.
This describes the titular character, Summer, played by this year's
winner, Zooey Deschannel. The great thing about this performance is
that the actress must do 2 things at once. She must create a sense
of overwhelming desire and a sense of an impenetrable barrier. By
desire, I don't mean something simply romantic. Instead Summer must
be someone we would like to spend more time with, either
romantically, as a friend, a buddy. She has to be one of those
people whose company we crave, even if only tangentially. But the
trick is to do that without ever getting past the exterior. This is
not to say Summer is shallow, but that she will never let us into her
secret world. Deschanel, with her ageless blue eyes seems to smile
at you as if to an inside joke you will never fully get.
RUNENRS UP
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