Daniel Day Lewis

Well, I guess if I asked I have to get things started. Some of us were beginning a DDl drool over on the who else to play Darcy thread. I am mesmerized by this man's ability to become whatever role he plays. When you contrast what he did in Room With a View and Last of the Mohicans, it's impossible to believe it's the same guy!

I am amazed how he can change social classes with such facility too. Example, the difference between the working class role in "Name of the Father" and the snooty Cecil in ARWAV.

Ok, now that we have our own DDL Drooling Topic, I feel compelled to repeat something I said elsewhere: Oh Hawkeye, with your long hair flowing down your back, dressed in your buckskins, running through the woods, come rescue me, ooh baby, ooh baby! There I feel better! I must see this movie again...and soon!

Somehow I knew you'd be showing up on this thread, Cheryl...

And I'm the lucky woman to own a copy of that very mohican, Cheryl you know I'm saving it as a special treat, I have seen it once but in company and that is no proper way to drool along is it. I remember though, my amazement at the romance factor, much higher than I could remember from childhood readings of it. Did he not do My Left Foot as well?? Versatile indeed.

Yes Ann, he won an Oscar for his role in My Left Foot. Amazing actor!

I found a couple of good sites with pictures, but I'm a no-nothing newbie and don't know how to link them here. Maybe someone else can or you can look at them later: http://web3.starwave.com/showbiz/memorybank/starbios/danieldaylewis/index.html (This one has the picture of him as Hawkeye that I think Cheryl likes along with a brief bio) http://well.com/user/dkscully/index/htm (WWW page) http://well.com/user/dkscully/pictures.htm (lots of them) http://well.com/user/dkscully/danielda.gif (killer full-face shot with long hair) Let me know what you think!

Geez, is that all there is to it? I clicked on the links, and the first one works just like it is, but the other three only get you as far as the well.com part. However, if you just type in the rest of the address at that point, it brings up the site. Good luck!

My favorite DDL scene is from the Last of the Mohicans: His impassioned Stay Alive! I will find You!( Just before he dives into the waterfall.) One of the sexiest lines in recent movie history!!! And I also thought he made an adequate Newland Archer(although I would have preferred Jeremy). I loved the carriage scene in the movie when he bends down and unbuttons MP's glove. Best though-the moving scene by the lighhouse. If she doesn't turn.....

Yes, I think he reached his peak so far in Last of the Mohicans. But in Age of Innocence, are you referring to Jeremy Northam or Irons? The latter is quite bewitching, also.

Susan, DDL played Archer in Age of Innocence.

" Irons? The latter is quite bewitching, also." Susan, how true. I can't understand why Amy didn't put Jeremy Irons on our list. He has got an interesting voice, other advantages unmentioned ;=)

You got it, Ann2. Who else?

#9 I thought he made an adequate Newland Archer (although I would have preferred Jeremy) #11 Cheryl, I was referring to the above with my which Jeremy question. Although I liked DDL in Age, I prefer his less nancy roles much more. #12 I fell in love with Jeremy Irons's voice (among other things) in House of the Spirits. I thought he had that same don't-want-to-love-him-but-I-do quality that Malkovich displayed in Dangerous Liaisons. That scene where Glenn Close's character sees Jeremy and Meryl making love is totally erotic, and previously in the movie when he is uncontrollably aroused on his bed and jumps on his horse and runs down that young girl and rapes her, I was ashamed to be stirred by his lust, but there you have it. He did an excellent acting job in that movie, even though I didn't think it was that great overall. Oh my -- do we need another thread?

#10 Susan-I was referring to my beloved Jeremy Northam or as the ladies refer to him over at the Northam topic-Jeremy Knightley. Sigh.

Irons: He did an amazing voiceover of Scar, the wicked lion uncle, in THE LION KING! DDL: I know a young man who bears a heartbeating resemblance to DDL, with one difference- the long hair is chestnut. But the eyes, voice, and presence are quite similar (so I sidle to the far side of the room when he comes around, to lessen the impact)(and as Darcy would say, have a better view while he walks about ;-) ).

LUCKY girl!

This DD-L thread has been quiet for more than two weeks. Do you fans/droolers have access to the March 1997 issue of Biography magazine (published by our friends at A&E tv)? There is a nice article w/ many pics. I have neither the means nor the knowlege to scan in the photos, but perhaps one of you could do us the honor. The article was very positive, and I especially liked the comment about how he gets into character: This isn't an actor who just disappears into parts -- he leaves no forwarding address. Or as he once put it, 'I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion. So it's no problem for me to believe I'm somebody else.'" [Note for Hawkeye fans: there is a pic from that film, but it shows him from the waist up. :( ]

Kathleen, so glad you posted -- I've been thinking I'd have to do it again. I can't figure out how to make the picture actually come up here, but if you click on the address, it does. Pretty droolable, I'd say. Maybe we'll want to discuss him more after The Crucible is out -- the promos look good. Anyway, here goes: http://www.well.com/user/dkscully/danielda.gif

Kathleen, so glad you posted -- I've been thinking I'd have to do it again. I can't figure out how to make the picture actually come up here, but if you click on the address, it does. Pretty droolable, I'd say. Maybe we'll want to discuss him more after The Crucible is out -- the promos look good. Anyway, here goes: http://www.well.com/user/dkscully/danielda.gif

And especially for Cheryl, but also for us other LOTM fans, how about this one (sorry, the color version wasn't working right for some reason): http://www.well.com/user/dkscully/hawkeye.gif

And especially for Cheryl, but also for us other LOTM fans, how about this one (sorry, the color version wasn't working right for some reason): http://www.well.com/user/dkscully/hawkeye.gif

Arrgggh! My first double posts!! And it only happened after I clicked on the address to see if the picture would work. Would somebody mind e-mailing me (or posting something in Help!) about why I couldn't get the actual picture to show up, why it's doubleposting, and why you have to reload after viewing it? God, it's hell being a newbie!!!!

I did it!

Oh thank you Susan! I do like that pic, hair just the right length...;-)

Thanks Susan, this picture loads so slowly on my browser it is exquisitely tormenting first hair...then eyebrows--FLASH EYES then nose and cheekbones and at last... la bocca de la verita!! Very good and worth waiting for IMHO. Glad you have been here Cheryl, seems to be the closest I'll get to you these days, sigh .

Ann: Glad you have been here Cheryl, seems to be the closest I'll get to you these days, sigh . I know Ann! *pout* I've missed you! Email me, we must make a date to meet at Pemberley and catch up. :-) *samooch*

I'm surprised no one has mentioned The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Really sexy scenes with DDL and Juliet Binoche, DDL and Lena Olin, and Juliet Binoches and Lena Olin. I'm not a lesbian, but the last was probably the sexiest. Anyway, that's the first thing of his I saw. He was astounding in My Left Fott, and In the Name of the Father. I didn't see Last of The Mohicans, cause I can't stomach Madeleine Stowe, but if his actiing is on a par with these other films, I probably should rent it right away!!!! The bare chest, long hair and leather pants may help me make the deciision. Did anyone here see The Crucible? I'm certain he was good, but what abou the film?

The Crucible: Yes I saw it and liked it, but I acted in it at school, so I enjoyed seeing how they'd changed it, left it alone. It's very depressing.

It's very depressing. I've only seen the play, done locally and very well. I did find it depressing, but also very moving and somewhat uplifting. I do want to see the DDL version.

DDL is on the March cover of "Biography" (was A&E monthly).

DDL was stunning in The Last of the Mohicans, rent it Rhea, you may find you like it quite well! It's not true to the original work, but romanticized a bit. Must be truthful, some scenes are violent, but only adds to the adaptation, imho. Husband bought both the video and framed poster for me, I liked it so well when it came out! Also liked DDL in My Left Foot, and The Age of Innocence. Love those period costumes.

I've watched Last of the Mohicans about 50 times (own it, of course). Was thinking that though I too love the scene where he so reluctantly leaves Cora under the waterfall, the most strangely beautiful scene is during the massacre--- where he is desparately fighting through the multitude of attacking Huron- rather heedless of his own safety except as a tool to saving Cora... running, screaming her name, desparate to reach her in time... though a terrribly violent scene it is highly passionate!

I've watched Last of the Mohicans about 50 times (own it, of course). Was thinking that though I too love the scene where he so reluctantly leaves Cora under the waterfall, the most strangely beautiful scene is during the massacre--- where he is desparately fighting through the multitude of attacking Huron- rather heedless of his own safety except as a tool to saving Cora... running, screaming her name, desparate to reach her in time... though a terrribly violent scene it is highly passionate!

Yes, Genette, that is a very powerful scene. But the scene which is most memorable for me doesn't involve Hawkeye and Cora. I can't remember names here, but is it Cora's sister who so bravely steps backward off the cliff to her death rather than marry a man she despises? I have forgotten a large portion of the show (I plan to watch it again soon), but the visual image of that scene has never left my mind.

How about the scene in the fort when Hawkeye and Cora meet in the midst of all those people, having eyes only for each other, and then their first kiss..Aaaahhhhh!!!!! And when he's in the stockade and he's holding her through the bars? *sigh*

Yes, Susan. I also love the B plot with Alice and Uncas (sister of Cora and "brother" of Hawkeye). I've rewatched several times to see how those two put much love/relationship development into a few looks throughout the movie. But I still love power and passion of Hawkeye's love for Cora. OK, coming off the intellectual pedestal, the leather pants and the sheer beauty of DDL don't hurt the role a bit! I also think that Eric Schweiger (Uncas sp?) is a good example of male beauty. So, in the end, I cl ng to the part that feeds my fantasies most without disagreeing with you one bit!

Chery, are you the same Cheryl who says Oooh baby over Darcy? (Just curious). Would agree totally. The romance permeating all scenes of Last of the Mohicans (even the most violent i.e. the passion of Nathaniel/Hawkeye for Cora amidst the massacre and the yearning of Uncas for Alice while he knows he is about to die in a futile attempt to save her from Magua) is what makes it a classic to me.

Genette: Chery, are you the same Cheryl who says Oooh baby over Darcy? (Just curious) Guilty! yes, that would be me. So far as I know I am the only Cheryl here, which is fine by me (and probably everybody else!), I'm glad that I don;t have to put numbers after my name like all of the Ann's, Anne's, Anna's, etc...;-)

I'm new here, but noticed your comment (Oooh baby!) and totally agree. Both for Darcy and for DDL in Mohicans. Was curious to see how much good taste we have in common :) And, yes, I enjoy the luxuries of a unique name as well!

Chery, are you the same Cheryl who says Oooh baby over Darcy? (Just curious). There is only one Cheryl!

Myretta: There is only one Cheryl! Ladies, have you all met my big Sister Myretta? Thank you dearest! ;-)

Glad to meet you both!

Hey everyone -- nice to be back. Someone had mentioned how DDL can play such varied characters. Well, one of my fave DDL films is My Beautiful Laundrette, by Hanif Kureishi (who also wrote Sammy & Rosie Get Laid, The Buddha of Suburbia, etc) & directed by Stephen Frears. DDL plays a punk (shaved head, earrings, tatoos, etc) who is the boyfriend of the main character. He is absolutely terrific. I can't help but chuckle when I mentally compare this character to the affected fop in Room With a View. The sexy man in that film is Julian Sands. Decisions, decisions....