Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1975
Ingrid Bergman Murder on the Orient Express 1975
SEX WORKER ROLE
Countess Lucretia Sanziani in A Matter of Time 1976
Character Is A Courtesan
(aka Prostitute)
Ingrid Bergman in A Matter of Time 1976
Ingrid Bergman’s third and final Oscar win was for the film “Murder on the Orient Express.” Unfortunately, the following year, she would star in the turkey “A Matter of Time.” Director Vincent Minnelli dedicated his time to this movie as a tribute to his daughter, Liza Minnelli. Ingrid plays Contessa Sanziani, a character similar to the “Madwoman of Chaillot.” The contessa has fallen on hard times and spends her days wasting away in a dump of a hotel. She meets a chambermaid named Nina, played by Liza. The contessa spends time with Nina recounting her days as a Belle Epoque courtesan. Eventually, she decides to remake Nina into the woman she once was.
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