ard-looking Chen as a middle-aged rice farmer whose livelihood and family are casualties of the Vietnam War。But don't worty-she really hasn't aged that much since“The Last Emperor。”In“Golden Gate。”which opens Friday at Bridge Theatre，Cben looks seductively beautiful again， as a young lawyer who has an ill-fated romance with Matt Dillon。And come February，she is Steven Seagal's spiritual girlfriend the action thriller“On Deadly G肉nd。”

在长达半小时的电视专访和报纸专访前，Joan Chen的名字被各种赞誉之词修饰着，萦绕着出现在每一篇有关《天与地》的评论文章中——

“Joan Chen gives a deep felt performance。”——San Francisco Chronicle，12/24

“Joan Chen is superb。”——The Hollywood Reporter，12/30

“Knock out perfor摸nce by Joan Chen”——KDNL—TV。

“Given sinew and vividness by Joan Chen，LeLy's 摸ther is a tower of strength。”——Balti摸re Sun，12/25

“Best of all，it has a stunning Oscar-worthy turn by Joan Chen…”——Sacramento Bee，12/24

“‘Joan Chen’is the best thing a波ut this 摸vie。”——San Jose Mercury News 12/24

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一些报纸暗示了陈冲获奥斯卡最佳女配角奖的可能性

“She is in Line for a Best Supporting Actress Academy。Award after her performance in Heaven and Earth——after all，Vanity Fair，Variety and Entertainment magazines have already told her so。So there is no point playing coy。

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February should see her on the list of nominations；by Marth 21 Joan Chen could be putting the final touches on an acceptance speech-making her the first Chinese national to nab an Oscar。”——South China Morning Post International

许多新闻媒体透露r奥斯卡评委会对陈冲在《天与地》中演出成就的赞赏，似乎陈冲再次濒临奥斯卡获奖者的边缘——上次她在《末代皇帝》中扮演的婉容，仅以两票之缺与奖杯失之交臂。

电影的热衷者们在猜测：连受好评的陈冲一定开始了奥斯卡得奖感言的写作。

人们拭目以待。尤其所有的华人观众，他们中有爱她的，怨过她的，体谅过她的，为她辩护过的。