Twenty

I'm interrupting the usual end-of-the-quarter deluge of work for something that seems too tempting to pass up: the twenty favorite actresses meme, begun at The Film Experience, although I learned about it through Long Pauses. Selecting twenty personal favorites wasn't easy, and in time the roll call will likely change; but, for the moment, my choices are those shown above and mentioned below (see larger version of the mosaic).

Row 1 (from left to right).
Five of European cinema's greats: Anna Karina, Jeanne Moreau, Stéphane Audran, Delphine Seyrig, and Monica Vitti.

Row 2.
Emmanuelle Riva, Bette Davis, Ingrid Thulin, Setsuko Hara, and Anouk Aimée.

Row 3.
Juliette Binoche, Emmanuelle Devos, Cate Blanchett, Belén Rueda, and Irene Jacob.

Row 4.
Julie Christie, Natalya Bondarchuk, Greta Garbo, Jean Seberg, and Franka Potente.