17 Performances so sad that you won’t be able to hold your tears

The Father | Image Source: Sony Pictures Classics
The Father | Image Source: Sony Pictures Classics

1) Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis

Inside Llewyn Davis | Image Source: CBS Films
Inside Llewyn Davis | Image Source: CBS Films

Oscar Isaac gives an utterly heartbreaking performance as a poor folk musician in the Coen brothers' film Inside Llewyn Davis. His Llewyn, bearing the weight of failure and loss, is emotionally raw. It is in these musical performances he does, including "Fare Thee Well," that added to the emotional pain. It is in subtle expressions and wearily worn visages that capture the crushing defeat of dreams gone unfulfilled. The perpetual misfortune of the character, coupled with Isaac's nuanced acting, makes it impossible not to feel his despair.

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Edited by Sugnik Mondal