1TELLURIDE, Colo. — Having spent another Labor Day weekend in the high-elevation mountain town where it’s possible to see early brewings of another Oscar season, we depart not with movies in mind but, as it happens, some especially strong turns by actors animating the whole of their projects. Leaving aside titles that already debuted at Cannes and Sundance (including “Pillion,” “The Secret Agent,” “Sentimental Value” and “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” ), here are six performances you’ll be hearing about in the months ahead. 2

Jessie Buckley, ‘Hamnet’

When Jessie Buckley’s Agnes first appears in “Hamnet,” she’s curled up inside a log, her red dress a striking contrast to the green landscape enveloping her. The locals say Agnes is the “child of a forest witch” and she is indeed extraor

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