TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomson,David
TI  - Why acting matters
T2  - Why X matters
SN  - 9780300213690
AV  - PN2061 .T525 2015eb
U1  - 792.02/8 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Acting
KW  - Art dramatique
KW  - acting
KW  - aat
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS
KW  - Theater
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Schauspielkunst
KW  - gnd
KW  - Darstellende Kunst
KW  - Performance
KW  - Künste
KW  - Skådespelarkonst
KW  - sao
KW  - sfit
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Towards the end of the day -- Twilight -- A moment later -- That night -- Epilogue
N2  - 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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