It is often said that you don’t win the Academy Award necessarily for your best performance. Sometimes they give it to you because they know you deserve it at some point. Lilies of the field, wasn’t Sidney Poitier’s best performance, but it is his most simple performance. He definitely should have gotten an Oscar for some of his other roles, most notably, Guess who’s coming to Dinner and a Raisin in the Sun. But in this little field, Poitier showed what the best actors out there are able to do. He kept everything simple. His character was a simple guy with somewhere to go, and he didn’t try to complicate it by contemplating the depth of the character.
The screenplay for this film must also get some notice, because it was well written and did almost all the work for the actors. The film was well shot and poignant on its topic. It’s a must see for any Poitier fans out there, and for directors with little budgets and a desire to keep their film authentic and human, this is a perfect example of what simplicity can give you.
The screenplay for this film must also get some notice, because it was well written and did almost all the work for the actors. The film was well shot and poignant on its topic. It’s a must see for any Poitier fans out there, and for directors with little budgets and a desire to keep their film authentic and human, this is a perfect example of what simplicity can give you.
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