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"Why acting matters" was published by Yale University Press in 2015 - ctu, it has 178 pages and the language of the book is English.


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  • Title: Why acting matters
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 178
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
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  • Publish Location: ctu

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  • Pagination: 178 pages

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"Why acting matters" Table Of Contents:

  • 1- Towards the end of the day
  • 2- Twilight
  • 3- A moment later
  • 4- That night
  • 5- Epilogue.

"Why acting matters" Description:

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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.

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