Performance of the Day

Actor: AUDREY TAUTOU

Film: "He Loves Me... He Loves me Not"

Character: Angelique

Year: 2002

Beautiful French actor Audrey Tautou is most famous for her title role in the film "Amelie", but it was her crazed performance as Angelique in 2002's "He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not", that really showed what she was capable of. Tautou plays a woman deeply in love with a married doctor... the only problem is, he has no idea who she is. She creates an elaborate story about their 'relationship' and believes it to be the truth. Her performance is eerie and she perfects the art of subtle insanity.

Performance of the Day

Actor: CHIWETEL EJIOFOR

Film: "Dirty Pretty Things"

Character: Okwe

Year: 2002

In one of the most amazing performances of the decade, British-born Chiwetel Ejiofor dazzles as hard-working illegal immigrant Okwe. Once a prominent doctor (in his homeland), Okwe is forced to work several dead-end jobs, in order to pay the rent. When he gets tangled up with an illegal black-market operation, he is forced to use his medical skills to protect his dear friend, Senay (Tautou), who is also illegal. Ejoifor is tremendous and possesses the ability to convey deep emotions with nothing more than a facial expression. I highly recommend this overlooked, independent film marvel.

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