Bob Hoskins, one of the great actors of our time, has left this sphere. A little while back, I read Bill Hader’s Criterion Top 10 List — which I highly recommend — and I have to share this quote about Choice #3, Mona Lisa: “When I first saw Mona Lisa, I had no idea who Bob Hoskins was (I was eight). I honestly thought they paid some low-rent criminal money to be in this movie. He was so believable that when I saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit, I was like ‘Hey, that guy really turned his life around. This movie is huge. Good for him.'”
Good for him, indeed! And so many other stunning performances. For an intense one that features a story of movies at its core, I recommend this exceptional actor’s portrayal of Beria (the head of Stalin’s secret police) in The Inner Circle, based on the true story of Soviet projectionist Ivan Sanchin (played by Tom Hulce). And I always have a soft spot for his comic turn with just the right hint of madness in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil.
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I watched the real original “Stalin’s Projectionist” back in the mid to late 1980’s. It was an old movie and was in black and white. Note my date/time frame, in the mid to late eighties. Well before 1992. I have never seen “The Inner Circle”. But my girlfriend and I were both horrified (watching Stalin’s Projectionist) as Stalin stole the young projectionist’s wife. The wife feared for her husband’s life and or safety so she broken heartedly became a conquibine (whore) for Stalin. It was a heartbreaking and terrifying movie.
!!! But something is terribly amiss !!! I cannot find this title anywhere on the internet. I suspect some form of plagerism or perhaps something more dasterdly was afoot when this movie was made. Mark my words, a movie (I watched it!), a novel, and or a play script were in existence before ‘The Inner Circle’ ever existed !!!
Sounds quite interesting, I was not aware of this. I am going to be on the lookout for this. Thanks for the comment.