Film Discussion (EARLY) Lunch: Meryl Streep

We're going to have an early discussion gathering at a new location on Lincoln in March, and this time we'll be looking at the nearly 50 year career of arguably the greatest actress in movie history, Meryl Streep (and to be sure, we'll argue about it!). Seriously, though, we'll explore where Streep fits among the firmament of great actors, what qualities to performance she's superb at delivering (including her mastery of accents), and how she's maintained her career across period dramas, wild comedies, multiple kinds of adaptations, and even some tries at musicals!

The films we'll be talking about include (most on Apple or Amazon, with extra locations noted):

· The Deer Hunter – 1978 (Michael Cimino)
· Kramer vs. Kramer – 1979 (Robert Benton)
· The French Lieutenant's Woman – 1981 (Karel Reisz) https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/fd39a58099c557b28758a03092d8863a/the-french-lieutenants-woman
· Sophie's Choice – 1982 (Alan J. Pakula) https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/d847183a3f8d57438766ae42a697c5f0/sophies-choice , also Kanopy & Hooplah
· Silkwood – 1983 (Mike Nichols) [also Hoopla]
· Out of Africa – 1985 (Sydney Pollack)
· Ironweed – 1987 (Héctor Babenco) [also Hoopla and Kanopy]
· Postcards from the Edge – 1990 (Mike Nichols) https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/a0f9e1862e845ff9adc866ef274ffa06/postcards-from-the-edge
· Death Becomes Her – 1992 (Robert Zemeckis) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynvho51E8gc
· Adaptation – 2002 (Spike Jonze)
· The Devil Wears Prada – 2006 (David Frankel)
· Doubt – 2008 (John Patrick Shanley) [also Kanopy]
· Mamma Mia! – 2008 (Donna Sheridan)
· Julie & Julia – 2009 (Nora Ephron)
· The Iron Lady – 2011 (Phyllida Lloyd) https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/61b8012096785a3d9c36e8716f54a28b/the-iron-lady , also Hoopla