As the beginnings of Oscar season take shape, certain performances are already receiving buzz. Take Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz in “Denial,” a movie that recounts historian Deborah E. Lipstadt’s efforts to prove the Holocaust actually occurred. As the trailer below indicates, thorny subject matter usually means a meaty acting role.
With direction from Mick Jackson (“Temple Grandin”) and a screenplay by David Hare (“The Reader”), “Denial” draws from Lipstadt’s book, “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.” Co-starring Timothy Spall as David Irving, the denier in question who sues Lipstadt for libel, and Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson as her lawyer, the film promises a faithful look at a startling moment in history.
Could it mean Oscar gold for Weisz or any of her co-stars? Watch the trailer for “Denial” and see for yourself!
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