 Julianne Moore is fast becoming one of the darlings of queer cinema, having worked alongside gay filmmaker Todd Haynes for Far From Heaven (2002) and Safe (1995) and taken part in some old school girl on girl kisses for The Hours (2002). She now provides her services for Tom Kalin’s latest work - Kalin himself being one of the father figures of New Queer Cinema with his debut Swoon (1992). Moore’s Barbara Baekeland gives her the opportunity to do what she does best, playing extremely damaged goods all wrapped up in glitz and glamour. It’s a drag queens wet dream. Meanwhile the film itself is a disturbing account of the true story of the Baekeland family - the inventors of Bakelite - and their descent into sex driven madness and murder. It’s not exactly very cheerful stuff, it’s a dark, cold tale with only a few lighthearted moments to brighten the way. Moore, of course, is absolutely fabulous as always. She is one hell of an actress and given the right role she can do wonders with it. Moore’s best scene takes place during a confrontation with her husband (Stephen Dillane - her co-star from The Hours), with a controlled venomous tongue and with a cigarrette casually inhaled she publicly destroys the man only to break down later when she’s left alone after a misjudged sexual encounter. There is talks of an Oscar nomination, however I think its likely to come from the more audience friendly Blindness out later in the year. read more >>
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