Julia Roberts et Charlize Theron dans Mirror, mirror et Snow white and the huntsman : deux méchantes reines en concurrence, sous l’influence de l’héroïne de Walt Disney by Arnaud Duprat de Montero

“…Ce point commun explique que, malgré leurs différences, les deux films offrent le rôle de la reine à leurs stars, Julia Roberts et Charlize Theron. Le lien entre l’œuvre de référence et ces nouvelles versions s’établit grâce à ce personnage qui, chez Disney, est le moins « cartoonesque » et révèle la dualité qui caractérise la création du héros d’animation, dans la mesure où sa représentation est déterminée par le jeu vocal de Lucille La Verne. …”
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Of Young/Old Queens and Giant Dwarfs by Anita Wohlmann

“… In 2012, the story of Snow White was retold twice in major Hollywood productions, featuring Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman and Julia Roberts in Mirror Mirror. …”
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Iluzia necesară a (dez)informării by Ion Indolean

“…These two controversial topics attract the interest of the current world establishment, which offered the Golden Globe to Russell Crowe for his role in “The Loudest Voice“ and nominated Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie for the Oscars based on their performances in “Bombshell”, a film that also appeared in 2019 and dealt with the same subject, but from the perspective of the female colleagues harassed by Ailes. …”
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“You’ll never meet someone like me again”: Patty Jenkins’s "Monster" as Rogue Cinema by Michelle D. Wise

“…This freedom allows filmmakers to explore narratives that might otherwise go unheard, which include stories that feature marginal figures, such as serial killers, as sympathetic protagonists, which is what director Patty Jenkins achieves in her 2003 film Monster. Charlize Theron’s transformation into and performance as Aileen Wuornos, and Jenkins’s presentation of the subject matter, make this film an example of rogue cinema. …”
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