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...Violence was right near the edge of the not-so-distant parts of society.” Despite the brutal scenes in many of Penn’s films, he recognized the senselessness of depicting gratuitous bloodshed and remained committed to communicating the emotional motivations behind a character??s move to violence. “Violence is one part of human nature. Violence is a part of us all—except Bosley Crowther,” he said, referring to the New York Times critic who denounced “Bonnie and Clyde?...
...freshman, and Harvard theater veteran Cutmore-Scott were very believable as best friends. Their relationship, especially as “Manuscript” drew to a close, was one of the most convincing aspects of the play. Kargman managed to give Elizabeth a wide emotional range, despite her character??s manipulative and unsympathetic nature. All three actors took on their roles with enthusiasm, embracing the melodrama and rising above...
...director whose greatest concern with Beckett is achieving “formal perfection,” Scanlan says that finding the right scores is just as important as finding the right cast. More than mere background melody, music plays an important role—even becoming a sort of character??in the first of the three pieces. “For me, music is a novelty with Beckett,” Epstein says. Needless to say, it is for the audience as well. All members of the production stress the fact that Beckett is still alive and kicking?...
...provide a harmonious touch, and exude both the lonely and hopeful tone achieved by the book. Javier Bardem, one of Spain’s finest actors, excels in his performance, capturing both Florentino’s pain and his desperation. Giovanna Mezzogiorno skillfully depicts Fermina and perfectly conveys her character??s satirical humor, which, with a script as flawed as “Cholera,” could have easily come across as hackneyed. The two actors have fantastic chemistry, and the rare scenes where both characters are together are the jewels of “Cholera...
...however, Salas has split Caliban in half (or doubled him, I’m not sure). Caliban is played by two people: James M. Leaf ’10 and James Smith ’10, each dressed in rags and dirt, stomp around together, dividing up their character??s lines...