PARTING
SHOT
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
We always knew Jennifer Leigh
could immerse herself in a character.
In her Oscar-nominated performance
as the writer ahead of her time,
Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and he
Vicious Circle she seduced us with a
wit smothered in alcohol and despair.
But playing Daisy Domergue — the
dangerous murderer and gang mem-
ber who defies being a “lady”, taken
prisoner playing a part in Tarantino’s
latest twisted plot The Hateful Eight
— Leigh puts aside her good looks,
glowing smile and normally friendly
persona. As a dead-pan psycho out for
blood money, Leigh’s tour de force per-
formance arguably creates one of the
most delusional female character in
any Tarantino film to date. And Oscar
was toying with her again because of
it. — Jake Duerrasio
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FILMMAKER SPRING 2016