FOR LOVE OF RISK-ALL
Why become an actor? Mel Gibson replies: “Because I often act stupid, I can get paid for it too.What will George Miller do in 1979 by casting this 23-year-old stranger the role of vengeful cop? crazy Max. His later performances (journalist in The Year of All Dangers, rebel in Bounty, cop in Lethal Weapon, etc.) were noted for his hot temper.
WITH A VALID HEART…
You had to be crazy to shoot Brave heart (1995), epic fresco on 13th century Scottish Independence hero William Wallace. Besides directing, Gibson isn’t afraid of anything, not even wearing Wallace’s skirt and throwing himself upside down in school-going battle scenes (like The Lord of the Rings). At stake, five Oscars.
SLIDES AND USE
After that passion of Jesus (2004), considered ultra-violent and anti-Semitic, the superstar falters. Gibson replicates journeys: drunkenness, racist and sexist remarks, domestic violence… “Mad Mel” is boycotted by Hollywood. Her return to grace will be owed to Jodie Foster, who in 2011 offered her the beautiful role of depressed man Walter Black in the film. Beaver Complex.
Mel Gibson: Insanely, passionately…: on Arte on Sunday, August 21 at 10:55 PM.
Isabelle Magnier
Source: Programme Television
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