Why Acting Matters - Rilegato

Thomson, David

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ISBN 10: 0300195788 ISBN 13: 9780300195781

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2015

Riassunto

A provocative, highly engaging essay on the art of pretending on the stage, on screen, and in daily life

Does acting matter? David Thomson, one of our most respected and insightful writers on movies and theater, answers this question with intelligence and wit. In this fresh and thought-provoking essay, Thomson tackles this most elusive of subjects, examining the allure of the performing arts for both the artist and the audience member while addressing the paradoxes inherent in acting itself. He reflects on the casting process, on stage versus film acting, and on the cult of celebrity. The art and considerable craft of such gifted artists as Meryl Streep, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Daniel Day-Lewis, and others are scrupulously appraised here, as are notions of “good” and “bad” acting.
 
Thomson’s exploration is at once a meditation on and a celebration of a unique and much beloved, often misunderstood, and occasionally derided art form. He argues that acting not only “matters” but is essential and inescapable, as well as dangerous, chronic, transformative, and exhilarating, be it on the theatrical stage, on the movie screen, or as part of our everyday lives.

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Recensione:

'Characteristically elegant ... Riddling, sophisticated, whimsical, Mr. Thomson commands an affecting lyricism that sweetly betrays his love for his subject.' --Simon Callow, Wall Street Journal

'At once scholarly and sacrilegious, playful and preposterous, the book provides a welcome reminder of why Thomson matters.' --Simon Kinnear, Total Film

'David Thomson is one of the finest and most insightful writers on cinema' --Kate Muir, The Times

L'autore:

David Thomson is the author of more than twenty books, including biographies of David O. Selznick and Orson Welles, and The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. He lives in San Francisco, CA.

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• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0300195788
• ISBN 13: 9780300195781
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 178