shelley

i don't think shelley duvall gets enough credit. she is invariably the best thing in any movie she's in. i think the entire production of (the very underrated) 'popeye' would've shipwrecked without her fautless and charming protrayal of olive oyl. this shot is from the haunting robert altman film 'three women.' her performance in this film is so real i sometimes forgot i was watching a script. she manages to hold it together and go over the top all the while seeming oblivious to the camera. and i think she's just lovely. her lilting voice has a fragile rare quality i've never heard from anyone else. her often criticized portrayal of wendy torrance in 'the shining' is both horrifying and real. i just love her. nobody looks like her, nobody sounds like her, and nobody acts like her. she is a true cinematic gem.