“Method acting” long ago lost its meaning.
Instead, it’s become a catchall to describe an intense commitment to getting it right on stage or screen. It’s an all-out approach that sees performers pack and shed pounds, feast on live cockroaches or raw bison, extract teeth or eschew showers, and remain in character between takes. Those are just a few examples of the extremes to which Robert De Niro, Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage, Leonardo DiCaprio, Shia Labeouf, Charlize Theron, Daniel Day-Lewis and their ilk push themselves in the service of their art. For their suffering, they receive Oscars and Emmys, along with a ton of media coverage — just look at the scores of pieces documenting the gonzo things Jared Leto has done each time one of his movies get released.
The payoff can be electrifying performances that blur the lines between character and actor. But it’s an approach...
Instead, it’s become a catchall to describe an intense commitment to getting it right on stage or screen. It’s an all-out approach that sees performers pack and shed pounds, feast on live cockroaches or raw bison, extract teeth or eschew showers, and remain in character between takes. Those are just a few examples of the extremes to which Robert De Niro, Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage, Leonardo DiCaprio, Shia Labeouf, Charlize Theron, Daniel Day-Lewis and their ilk push themselves in the service of their art. For their suffering, they receive Oscars and Emmys, along with a ton of media coverage — just look at the scores of pieces documenting the gonzo things Jared Leto has done each time one of his movies get released.
The payoff can be electrifying performances that blur the lines between character and actor. But it’s an approach...
- 4/6/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Paul MacInnes reveals the last of seven films to be offered for free to Guardian Extra members through Curzon on Demand
Nicolas Philibert's tearjerker about a one-teacher primary school in rural France is a reminder of our common humanity
• Click here for details on the Curzon on Demand streaming scheme
Sign in to Guardian Extra to get the promotional code and watch Être et Avoir on Curzon on Demand
If you like being on the verge of tears – and who doesn't? – then the last in our Curzon on Demand series is tailored specifically for you.
Être et Avoir is a documentary by Nicolas Philibert about a primary school in rural Auvergne. Well, it is in the sense that that's where it's shot. It's also about the relationship between the school's sole teacher, Georges Lopez, and the kids for whom he cares. In the sense that those are the most commonly recurring scenes.
Nicolas Philibert's tearjerker about a one-teacher primary school in rural France is a reminder of our common humanity
• Click here for details on the Curzon on Demand streaming scheme
Sign in to Guardian Extra to get the promotional code and watch Être et Avoir on Curzon on Demand
If you like being on the verge of tears – and who doesn't? – then the last in our Curzon on Demand series is tailored specifically for you.
Être et Avoir is a documentary by Nicolas Philibert about a primary school in rural Auvergne. Well, it is in the sense that that's where it's shot. It's also about the relationship between the school's sole teacher, Georges Lopez, and the kids for whom he cares. In the sense that those are the most commonly recurring scenes.
- 4/19/2012
- by Paul MacInnes
- The Guardian - Film News
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