American actress Maggie Gyllenhaal began to appear on the screens back in the 90s. But she did not earn such fame as her brother - Jake Gyllenhaal. And yet, in the filmography of the actress, there are several worthy works. So, what kind of paintings with the participation of Maggie need to see?
Maggie Gyllenhaal: photos, the early years
Maggie and her star brother Jake were born in New York. Their father, a Swede by birth, was a director, and his name was Steve. Maggie and Jake's mother worked as a screenwriter. By the way, the woman was of Russian origin, although she bore the European name Naomi Foner.
Maggie Gyllenhaal initially chose the profession of philologist and studied English literature at
Columbia University. Then the girl became interested in amateur theater and dramatically changed her entire future fate, going to get an acting education at the Royal Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Maggie got her first role in 1992 in the film Water Country. In 1993, she was entrusted with the supporting role in the melodrama Dangerous Woman. Then there was the comedy Homebrew, the films Crazy Cecil B. and Photographer. And in 2001. the girl first made her name recognizable by starring in the film "Donnie Darko."
Maggie Gyllenhaal: filmography. Donnie Darko
The drama Donnie Darko was shot by Richard Kelly in 2001. The role of the protagonist's sister went to Maggie Gyllenhaal. Maggie's brother - Jake - played in the picture of the central character.
The film in Richard Kelly is about a teenager, Donnie Darko, who suffers from a rare mental illness. In addition to the fact that Donnie walks in a dream, he also sees hallucinations: a guy is wondering if a huge rabbit is talking to him. And all would be fine, but the rabbit tells Darko information that then comes true. For example, one day he lures a guy out of his room at night, and in the morning it turns out that Donnie’s room was blown to pieces by the engine of an airplane that fell out of nowhere.
From now on, Donny believes every word he says. But here's the bad luck: Frank the rabbit reports that in a month the apocalypse will break out. How to be now?
The film was criticized by journalists, but the audience loved this picture. On the IMDb website, a movie has a rating of eight out of ten possible.
"Adaptation"
Maggie Gyllenhaal starred in another cult film a year later - this time we are talking about the art house painting by Spike Jones “Adaptation”. Gyllenhaal's partners on the set were celebrities such as Nicolas Cage, Oscar-winning Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper.
The film is about several characters at once, whose fates are intertwined. But the main character is still Charlie Kaufman performed by Cage. Charlie is a real character, a famous screenwriter, who gained world fame after the release of the movie “Being John Malkovich”. Columbia Pictures entrusts Kaufman, who works for her, with the task of adapting the book of a certain journalist to an adaptation. But just at that moment, Charlie is suffering from depression and cannot finish the job, and twin brother Donald is taken to help him. What will come of this, the viewer will know only in the final picture.
Maggie in this film got a supporting role - a certain Caroline Cunningham. The film delighted critics and won 39 awards at various festivals and competitions.
"The Dark Knight"
2008 was a very successful year for Maggie Gyllenhaal, because the actress got the main role in Christopher Nolan’s high-profile project “The Dark Knight”. This film was the second in the director’s track record, dedicated to the comic book story of a superhero in a dark mask and cloak. According to many viewers and critics, the adaptations of Nolan are the best in the entire history of filming films about Batman.
In the second part, a fierce struggle unfolds between Harvey Dent, the Joker and Batman. But, in addition to the action line, the picture also has a romantic story. There is a love triangle between entrepreneur Bruce Wayne,
Harvey Dent and Rachel Dawz performed by Maggie.
Bruce has known Rachel since childhood and has been in love with her for quite some time. But because of his mission as a guardian of Gotham, he cannot make an offer to the girl and arrange his personal life. Tired of waiting for Wayne, Rachel eventually turned into the bride of her boss - Harvey Dent. In the final picture, the heroine Gyllenhaal tragically dies at the hands of the villain Joker.
After The Dark Knight, the actress starred in many films: The Storm of the White House, Without Hysteria, Frank, etc. But none of these works became as famous as the above paintings.