Beyond Method : Stella Adler and the Male Actor /

"Stella Adler (1901-92) trained many well-known American actors, yet throughout much of her career her influence was overshadowed by Lee Strasberg, director of the Actors Studio. Scott Balcerzak focuses on Adler's teachings and how she challenged Strasberg's psychological focus on the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balcerzak, Scott (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Adler, Stella.
Method acting.
Acting.
acting.
Methode (Art dramatique)
Art dramatique.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Stella Adler and the Male Actor
  • Strasberg and Adler: Reconsidering the Method Male
  • Technique and Doable Actions: Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
  • Characterization and Types: Marlon Brando in The Missouri Breaks (1976)
  • Given Circumstances: Robert De Niro's Script Analysis for Taxi Driver (1976)
  • Characterization as Pastiche: Henry Winkler in Happy Days (1974-84)
  • CGI Performance and Size: Mark Ruffalo in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
  • Conclusion: Stella Adler and the Female Actor.

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