Nicolas Cage Awarded at Fantasia: ‘One-of-a-Kind Treasure in American Film’
variety.comMarta Balaga Nicolas Cage will pick up this year’s Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award at Fantasia. “He is one of the most individualistic and captivating screen presences in the last 40 years.
Beyond his unique charisma, the kinds of atypical characters he’s been drawn to and what he can bring to them is so special and rare,” artistic director Mitch Davis told Variety. “Audiences lose their minds when he goes to these energetically extreme places: ‘Vampire’s Kiss’ was my first experience with that and I was absolutely floored.
But they are also transfixed by the quiet, textured qualities he brings to more somber characters. He’s a one-of-a-kind treasure in American film.” Throughout the years, Cage has been embracing genre cinema, admitted Davis.
And it has embraced him back. “He’s someone who sincerely loves cinema and has always embraced genre storytelling. I wish he could have been in the room for our ‘Mandy’ screening several years ago.
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