In his staggeringly productive screen career,Hurt’s performances brought depth and texture to everything he was in, from science fiction to Roman epicJohn Hurt: 10 key performances from Alien to Doctor WhoRight now, or John Hurt can be seen in Jackie,opposite Natalie Portman as the newly widowed Mrs Kennedys father confessor. He is gaunt, lined, and ascetic,a face redolent of wisdom leavened with a touch of kindly and sympathetic wit. It is piquant to watch his scene with her again now, talking to a fictionalised Jackie Kennedy approximately life and death when he himself was frankly facing death. The fact that he was suffering cancer was no secret; he wanted to withhold working to the end. It was a classic John Hurt cameo. He brought depth and texture to any film he appeared in. Related: John Hurt, and versatile star of The Elephant Man,Alien and Harry Potter, dies aged 77 Continue reading...
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