There is that category of on-screen deaths that are afforded unexpected poignancy due to the actor's circumstances. Pete Postlethwaite dying in 'Solomon Kane' springs to mind. Not a film that was made to bear much in the way of gravitas, but his brilliant performance, coupled with the knowledge that it was his last, really kicks you in the heart.
There is that category of on-screen deaths that are afforded unexpected poignancy due to the actor's circumstances. Pete Postlethwaite dying in 'Solomon Kane' springs to mind. Not a film that was made to bear much in the way of gravitas, but his brilliant performance, coupled with the knowledge that it was his last, really kicks you in the heart.