MADRID, 13 Mar. (CulturaOcio) –
As every year, the Oscars gala has dedicated a few minutes to remember artists, workers and personalities related to the audiovisual world who died last year. And like every year, the In Memoriam has sparked controversy by leaving out some prominent figures such as Charlbi Dean, star of one of the nominees for best film ‘Triangle of Sadness’ who died at the age of 32.
It was a remarkably emotional John Travolta who was in charge of presenting the In Memoriam during the gala held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Thus, while Lenny Kravitz performed the song ‘Calling All Angels’ live, stars such as James Caan, Angela Lansbury, Raquel Welch, Louise Fletcher, Jean-Luc Godard, Gina Lollobrigida, Robbie Coltrane, Nichelle Nichols were remembered. , Kirstie Alley or Olivia Newton John.
But there were those who missed other figures who died in the last year, such as the actor from ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Tom Sizemore, who died on March 3 at the age of 61, or Anne Heche, star of ‘Six Days and Seven Nights’. ‘ who died last August at the age of 53 a few days after suffering a traffic accident.
Neither was Carlos Saura present, who died on February 10 and who was nominated for an Oscar for best international film with three of his feature films: ‘Mamá cumplee 100 años’ (1979), ‘Carmen’ (1983) and the Argentine production. Tango’ (1997).
In addition to the aforementioned Charlbi Dean, whose absence drew great attention as she was the protagonist of one of the films nominated for best film, viewers also missed the presence of Cindy Williams, actress of George Lucas’s ‘American Graffiti’ and ‘The Conversation’ by Francis Ford Coppola.
