Scene from Big Chill (1983)
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Actresses in this Scene
Birth Name: Glenn Close
Birth Date: 1947-03-19
Birth Place: Greenwich, Western Connecticut Planning Region, United States
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Alternate Names: 글렌 클로즈, گلن کلوز
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Full Biography
Glenda Veronica Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades on screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for eight Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Grammy Awards. She was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
Close received eight Academy Award nominations for playing a feminist mother in The World According to Garp (1982), a baby boomer in The Big Chill (1983), a love interest in The Natural (1984), a psychotic ex-lover in Fatal Attraction (1987), a cunning aristocrat in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), an English butler in Albert Nobbs (2011), a troubled wife in The Wife (2017), and an eccentric grandmother in Hillbilly Elegy (2020). Her other films include Reversal of Fortune (1990), The Paper (1994), and Mars Attacks! (1996), Air Force One (1997), and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Close also portrayed Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1996) and its 2000 sequel and voiced Kala in Tarzan (1999).
In television, Close received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role in the film Something About Amelia (1984) and later won three—Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for portraying Margarethe Cammermeyer in the NBC film Serving in Silence (1995) and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice consecutively for playing Patty Hewes in Damages (2007–2012).
On stage, Close made her Broadway debut in the play Love for Love (1974). She later won three Tony Awards, two for Best Actress in a Play for her roles in the plays The Real Thing (1983) and Death and the Maiden (1992), and one for Best Actress in a Musical for the musical Sunset Boulevard (1995). She was Tony-nominated for Barnum (1980). She returned to the Broadway stage in a 2014 revival of A Delicate Balance. In 2016, she returned to Sunset Boulevard on the West End stage, earning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical nomination.
Close is the president of Trillium Productions and co-founder of the website FetchDog. She has made political donations in support of Democratic politicians. She is vocal on issues such as women's rights, same-sex marriage, and mental health. Married three times, she has one daughter, Annie Starke, from her relationship with producer John Starke.
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About the Movie: Big Chill (1983)
Release Year: 1983
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: The Big Chill, Der große Frust, Reencuentro, Les copains d'abord, Gensyn med vennerne, Sisärengas, I megali anatrihila, A nagy borzongás, Ha-Haverrim Shel Alex, Il grande freddo, Gjenforeningen, Wielki chlód, Os Amigos de Alex, Velika jeza, Människor emellan, Yillar Sonra
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Writer: Barbara Benedek, Lawrence Kasdan
Production & Genre
Producer(s): Producer: Michael Shamberg
Executive Producer: Lawrence Kasdan, Marcia Nasatir
Companies: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical Film
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Keywords
Keywords: bat, enduring friendship, friendship, funeral, gathering, group of friends, lifelong friendship, marijuana, morning, nostalgia, old friends, old school friend, regret, remembrance, reunion, south carolina, suicide
Story
The film begins with the funeral of Alex, one of seven old college friends who gather for a weekend reunion in South Carolina following his death. The friends, now older and more experienced, use this occasion to reminisce about their past, discuss where their lives have led, and speculate on what happened to their youthful idealism. The narrative follows the group as they revisit their old haunts, smoke marijuana together, and engage in candid conversations about their regrets and enduring friendships.
Summary
The Big Chill (1983), directed by Lawrence Kasdan, is a comedy-drama that explores themes of nostalgia, regret, and the enduring bonds of friendship. The film centers around a group of thirty-somethings who reunite for the funeral of one of their college friends, Alex. Set in South Carolina, the story follows these old school friends as they grapple with the realities of adulthood and the passage of time. While the plot details are limited in the provided sources, it's clear that the film offers a poignant exploration of how friendships evolve and adapt over time.