Actors Studio: the seventh art and the method

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2023-12-22 18:59:25

Par Eric Neuhoff

Published 3 hours ago, Updated 1 hour ago

Robert de Niro followed the teachings of Lee Strasberg at the Actors studio in the 1960s. © COPRA-PRODUCTION 1987 © AGAT FILMS 2022.

A DVD and a book in the form of a summation return to this legendary “school” founded by Elia Kazan in New York. Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman adopted his radical precepts despite criticism from some. What an era!

The Actors Studio dates back to ancient times. At least. Above all, avoid writing it “Actor’s Studio”. In the industry, this kind of blunder is unforgiving. Legend even had it that Sidney Poitier was a janitor there before taking classes. The anecdote is false, but it speaks volumes about the aura of the establishment. A film by Annie Tresgot, Hello Actors Studio (1987), and a high tonnage volume, Actors Studio. History and aesthetics of a method, from Broadway to Hollywood, try to get to the bottom of the question. It had to be that. This laboratory was founded in 1947 under the leadership of Elia Kazan. In 1951, Lee Strasberg took over artistic direction. This lasted until the guru’s death in 1982. Stanislavski’s influence was not small. The Russian theorist sought emotional truth from text and imagination. Strasberg found it in the unconscious. It was not forbidden to wonder what animal his character resembled. It happens that both…

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