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Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint

2024/8/24
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Elia Kazan: 卡赞详细描述了他执导电影的风格,以及与马龙·白兰度的合作,他强调了在电影拍摄过程中,他给予演员很大的自由度,并注重演员的情感真实性,避免人为的矫饰。他谈到了在《欲望号街车》和《码头风云》中与马龙·白兰度的合作,以及他如何指导演员,如何处理演员情绪的表达,避免过度。他还谈到了他对演员的信任,以及他如何通过简单的指示来引导演员完成表演。他认为,在《码头风云》中“我本可以成为一个竞争者”的场景,其成功很大程度上归功于剧本和演员的出色发挥,而非导演的过多干预。他还谈到了他作为导演的风格,以及他对“方法派”表演的理解。他认为,“方法派”表演注重演员的情感真实性,避免人为的矫饰。他还谈到了他在麦卡锡主义时期向众议院非美活动委员会揭发共产党员一事,以及他为此做出的解释。 Eva Marie Saint: 圣详细描述了她获得《码头风云》角色的过程,以及与马龙·白兰度的合作经历。她谈到了她与马龙·白兰度的即兴表演,以及卡赞是如何通过观察他们的即兴表演来决定让她出演该角色的。她还谈到了她在拍摄过程中的一些趣事,以及她对马龙·白兰度的印象。她还谈到了她在《西北偏北》中的角色,以及她与希区柯克的合作经历。她描述了希区柯克的导演风格,以及他如何指导演员。她还谈到了她在拍摄《西北偏北》中的一些经历,以及她在拍摄过程中的一些感受。 Zoe Kazan: 佐伊·卡赞谈到了她对祖父伊利亚·卡赞在麦卡锡主义时期行为的看法,以及她如何看待这段历史。她表达了她对祖父的复杂情感,以及她对这段历史的反思。她认为,这段历史是美国历史上一个黑暗的篇章,她对这段历史的受害者及其家属表示同情。她还谈到了她如何通过扮演《对抗美国的阴谋》中的角色来更好地理解祖父的行为,以及她如何通过这个角色来探索复杂的道德问题。

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Elia Kazan's journey from the Group Theater to Hollywood, his approach to directing actors, and the challenges he faced during the filming of "On the Waterfront". Kazan discusses how John Ford's advice shaped his filmmaking style and his unique approach to working with Marlon Brando. He also shares an incident where he needed a bodyguard due to the involvement of real longshoremen and hoodlums in the film.
  • John Ford advised Kazan to direct films as if they were silent.
  • Kazan discovered Marlon Brando and directed him in both stage and film versions of "A Streetcar Named Desire".
  • Frank Sinatra was initially considered for the role of Terry Malloy in "On the Waterfront".
  • Kazan used real longshoremen and hoodlums as extras in "On the Waterfront".
  • Kazan needed a bodyguard during the filming of "On the Waterfront".

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We begin our series celebrating classic movies with Terry Gross' 1988 interview with *On the Waterfront *director Elia Kazan, as well as a 2020 interview with his granddaughter, actor Zoe Kazan. Plus, we'll hear from the film's romantic lead, actor Eva Marie Saint, who told *Fresh Air *in 2000 that she got the part after improvising with Marlon Brando.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)