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Article: Oscar, Madonna, and Jim: British actor Jim Broadbent gives the Oscar race a one-two punch: as a steadfast caregiver in Iris and singing "Like a Virgin" in Moulin Rouge. (film).(Brief Article)(Interview)
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- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- February 5, 2002
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Whatever that elusive "gay sensibility" may be, it seems to trail actor Jim Broadbent like a shadow: He played a supporting role in the gender-surprise plot of The Crying Game, became the toast of musical theater in Topsy-Turvy, and in 2001 sang and danced to Madonna's Like a Virgin"--stealing the show--in the outlandishly post-modern musical Moulin Rouge. In the biopic Iris, Broadbent plays John Bayley, devoted husband to sexually adventurous novelist--and, later, Alzheimer's patient--Iris Murdoch [played by Judi Dench; see page 50]. The Advocate recently caught up with Broadbent to ask him about his roles and his Oscar hopes.
How did you prepare for Iris?
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