Heath Ledger

[reviews_and_ramblings]

Here in Italy the news appeared only yesterday night and I saw it this morning on the news during breakfast.

This morning was a very strange one, I have a bad nightmare during the night and was not in mood for anything, then I heard this and... well I let you imagine. He was younger than me, and I think I have seen by him 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight's Tale and Brokeback Mountain. Obviously I like very much BM, here in Italy between my friends, I think I was one of the few to have read Annie Proulx's book a long before it was adapted for the screen. I have still the novellete in its first Italian edition.

It's like a flashback. When I was very young I had an actor I like very much. Is name was River Phoenix. He had an amazing role in My Own Private Idaho by Gus Van Sant. The movies was forbidden for people under 18 years old (what? it's a wonderful movie, River won an Award to the Venice Film Festinval for his role, and the Venice Film Festival was a festival for essay film) and I lied to the cinema reception to enter the movie (luckily they don't ask me a ID). He was destined to be a great actor, one you remember when you are old. He died at 23 years old.

Sincerely at my age, I always am surprised when I read something like that... It's not natural to die when you still have a lot to do in your life...

Comments

[fiona-glass.livejournal.com]

It's terribly sad, isn't it? He was so young and so very talented. He's been in some of my favourite films - not just Brokeback Mountain but A Knight's Tale and The Brothers Grimm - and I thought he had the potential to go so much further with his career. It gave me a real shock when I read the news this morning, too. :(

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, very sad. I was always stunned when someone so young died. There is always the question, what does he will do? Elisa

[louisaclark.livejournal.com]

I remember River Phoenix.

I'm a big fan of Joaquin Phoenix, and whenever I see him in a movie, I always remember his brother, River.

River was one of those actors that you just knew he was going to be something great. Heck, he already was.

LouisaClark

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, he was great and since we were about the same age, I followed his career. It was very sad how he died. Elisa

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

In Italy Brad Renfro was not very famous, so the news was not on the mouth. But I read that in other LJ and I remember him in The Client with Susan Sarandon.

Yes, problem is that people seem not understand when someone is suffering, even if in public seems happy.

Elisa