The work of Meryl Streep is all about compassion. And she works to arouse the audience’s compassion for the characters – along with their moving destinies – that she embodies. The artist Streep has perfected this craft as her own: She proves this in her current performance in the movie “Glaubensfrage”/ “Doubt”. Another unique facet in Streep’s story as a performer, is the spectrum of the characters that she plays in films that range from the tragedy “Sophie’s Choice” on to the mirthful musical “Mamma Mia!”. She extravagantly opens the chambers of her soul and awakens the impression that it holds room for so much more. During her more than three decades in show business, Meryl Streep has always had the knack of regularly surprising – and amazing – her audience. As soon as one thinks that they’ve summed up the potential of the extraordinary Meryl Streep, she veers around the corner in her next film wearing yet another new persona. That’s what makes her so unique to the film industry.

She therefore deserves the honor of THE GOLDEN CAMERA from HÖRZU.

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