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Hats off to Roberta Maxwell (Mrs. Twist)

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ProwlAmongUs:
Sorry if this has been discussed, but I thought Roberta Maxwell did a super job as Mrs. Twist. In the limited time she was on screen, she gave a powerful performance. Her entire life was spelled out in her face and expressions like a road map. The subtle looks and gestures conveyed so much, plus she was probably the most non-judgmental character in the movie and the most "Christian."

Ironically, I've only seen her in one other film, "Philadelphia," in which she had an even smaller part.

Will-U:
This is at least Roberta's 3rd role as the movie mother of a guy; two gay!!

Eleven years ago (1995) she played Sean Penn's mother in "Dead Man Walking".

Exactly 20 years ago (1986), she played the newly-discovered "real" mother of Anthony Perkins' gay Norman Bates in "Psycho III".  (At the very end in the climatic scene, which ironically takes place in a house kitchen, she gets whacked!)

DeeDee also knows Roberta from t.v.'s "All My Children" as Nanny Judith (1988).

Miss Maxwell is always terrific and very effective.  She's done two more movies since BBM.  Roberts is Canadian and is now 63.

JfT:
And don't forget her turn as a judge on Law & Order.
Her line as Jacks' mom, " You are welcome to go up to his room, if you want. " looking Ennis dead in the eye & compelling him to do just that. Sending him on a quest with one line & a meaningful look.

"Miss Maxwell is always terrific and very effective." Agree, Will-ABC.

starboardlight:
Not just Roberta Maxwell, but Peter McRobbie too. In a scene that should have been the denouement, the two of them just drove it home. It was an amazing scene that was as heart breaking as the climax of the story. I absolutely agree that Roberta, along with Peter, deserves some recognition.

JfT:
True enough about men living together on a ranch, possibly as partners. I was born in Texas & know first hand of men living & working together on ranches & farms. No one thought a thing about.

In the context of the story/film, Ennis' paranoia was so ingrained that he couldn't see past how unreasonable his objection to the idea(cow&calf operation) was. But then again his daughters did play a role in his not taking up the offer.

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