So too in this medium close-up does the camera beckon,watch Claire.
Whenever she confronts an adversary she spreads her legs squarely, her stance never wavering.
Any flinch is facial.
She wears stilettos, never flats.
Vice President Underwood, however, is also not without a conscience.
But these moments of introspection or reflection dont paint Claire as weak or secondary to Francis.
If anything, they add to her complex, steely gradations of gray.
These are films that did well at the box office, if less favorably over time.
Theyre also glib and contrived, unctuous narratives for which Claire would have no patience and even less interest.
Wright built a career out of catering to sentimentality before Claire cut that to the quick.
Would she deliver it tonelessly, withheels crossed?
This is admiration equally applicable to Claire and Francis.
Theres the unsuccessful UN bid and the sacrifice of her giving up the Clean Water Initiative.
Robin, like Claire, is finally climbing to the top.
In 2014, she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series.
