Modern screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures: Method acting guru Lee Strasberg--who taught the "the art of experiencing" over "the art of representing"--and English theater titan Laurence Olivier, who once said of the Method's immersive approach, "try acting, it's so much easier." This book explores in detail the work of such method actors as Al Pacino, Ellen Burstyn, Jack Nicholson and Jane Fonda, and charts the shift away from the more internally focused Strasberg-based acting of the 1970s, and towards the more "external" way of working, exemplified by the career of Meryl Streep in the 1980s.…mehr
Modern screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures: Method acting guru Lee Strasberg--who taught the "the art of experiencing" over "the art of representing"--and English theater titan Laurence Olivier, who once said of the Method's immersive approach, "try acting, it's so much easier." This book explores in detail the work of such method actors as Al Pacino, Ellen Burstyn, Jack Nicholson and Jane Fonda, and charts the shift away from the more internally focused Strasberg-based acting of the 1970s, and towards the more "external" way of working, exemplified by the career of Meryl Streep in the 1980s.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dan Callahan has written about film for Sight & Sound, Film Comment, Nylon, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Table of Contents Introduction: Method and Meryl Jack Nicholson: Dance with the Devil Warren Beatty: Take Off Your Clothes Al Pacino: Darkness on the Edge of Town Dustin Hoffman: Midnight of the Method Robert De Niro: Born to Lose Harvey Keitel: Body Artist Gene Hackman: Keep It Real Albert Finney: Married People Anthony Hopkins: High, Wide and Handsome Daniel Day-Lewis: In Character Jeff Bridges: Straight No Chaser Nick Nolte: Crucified Sean Penn: By Himself River Phoenix: Only Once Denzel Washington: The Duke in His Domain Viggo Mortensen: Set Apart Christian Bale: Transparency Leonardo DiCaprio: Bad Influence Michael Fassbender: Angel Eyes That Old Devil Sent Ben Whishaw: Diamond in the Rough Jane Fonda: The Search Faye Dunaway: Touched to the Quick Ellen Burstyn: The Shadow Self Gena Rowlands: Love Streams Maggie Smith: The Acid Queen Julie Christie: Darling Glenda Jackson: Tension Clenching Diane Keaton: In the Moment Sissy Spacek: Down Home Debra Winger: Feathers in a Tornado Sigourney Weaver: Above It All Glenn Close: Command Performances Kathleen Turner: Lust for Life Alfre Woodard: Wait and See Judy Davis: High Anxiety Emma Thompson: A Star Danced Jennifer Jason Leigh: Hard Knocks Julianne Moore: Lying in Wait Samantha Morton: Chaos/Control Patricia Clarkson: On a Dare Conclusion: Chaos Theory Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Introduction: Method and Meryl Jack Nicholson: Dance with the Devil Warren Beatty: Take Off Your Clothes Al Pacino: Darkness on the Edge of Town Dustin Hoffman: Midnight of the Method Robert De Niro: Born to Lose Harvey Keitel: Body Artist Gene Hackman: Keep It Real Albert Finney: Married People Anthony Hopkins: High, Wide and Handsome Daniel Day-Lewis: In Character Jeff Bridges: Straight No Chaser Nick Nolte: Crucified Sean Penn: By Himself River Phoenix: Only Once Denzel Washington: The Duke in His Domain Viggo Mortensen: Set Apart Christian Bale: Transparency Leonardo DiCaprio: Bad Influence Michael Fassbender: Angel Eyes That Old Devil Sent Ben Whishaw: Diamond in the Rough Jane Fonda: The Search Faye Dunaway: Touched to the Quick Ellen Burstyn: The Shadow Self Gena Rowlands: Love Streams Maggie Smith: The Acid Queen Julie Christie: Darling Glenda Jackson: Tension Clenching Diane Keaton: In the Moment Sissy Spacek: Down Home Debra Winger: Feathers in a Tornado Sigourney Weaver: Above It All Glenn Close: Command Performances Kathleen Turner: Lust for Life Alfre Woodard: Wait and See Judy Davis: High Anxiety Emma Thompson: A Star Danced Jennifer Jason Leigh: Hard Knocks Julianne Moore: Lying in Wait Samantha Morton: Chaos/Control Patricia Clarkson: On a Dare Conclusion: Chaos Theory Bibliography Index
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