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"The Ugly American." Who else would have had the courage to act in this movie when the stench of McCarthy was still floating around? An excellent performance in a most interesting movie---still pertinent for those who wonder why we're not loved in Iraq.
"Bedtime Story:" Brando could do comedy, quite brilliantly; and this while playing opposite the exquisite David Niven.
"One-eyed Jacks:" Still a most interesting Western, with Brando showing he could do "tough," without irony.
"The Chase:" a searing portrait (yes, it was an allegory) of a man standing up against an entire town.
"Mutiny on the Bounty:" a great and underappreciated blockbuster. His performance rests on his genius of portraying Mr. Fletcher as a fop who comes of age---thereby earning the respect of his men (compare this to Charlton Heston's leaden performances in "Ben Hur," or "El Cid").
Brando could portray bravery and honesty better than any actor of his generation because he embodied those traits.
The greatest screen actor of his generation, or any other.
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It's true that his last years were not spent resting on the laurels, and his virtual f.u. to Hollywood did not lend him on the pedestal that he deserved, but I can't think of any bad performances in his career, even though the movies he acted in since, say Apocalypse were not something to write home about.
So any Brando will go for me, but I won't be unique - Last Tango is perhaps my favorite.
His performance in that film is a pinnacle of the art form known as acting.If we drop all pretenses, he was the best American film actor, bar none.
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preferable to watching most actors in their best roles.
Kind of like listening to Horowitz: sure, he was "better" with some kinds of composers, but even his "failures" were brilliant ones.
If I remember correctly Tennesee Williams once remarked that no other actor except Brando could have captured the essence of that character so completely...The visceral brutality of Stanley matched with the manic vulnerability of Leigh's character is a chemistry that cinema has strived to recreate through the years but has been unable to match...One of the great screen pairings....
A good link on him.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3863327.stm
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a sadly overlooked film and one of the best for each of the three principles - Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin. It's an excellent film.
Superman's father- He was paid an enormous sum for a few minutes on film.
- http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/news_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_86_3009276,00.html (Open in New Window)
I'll agree with you about "The Chase" (which was Redford's debut, as I recall . . . he played Bubba). It is always underrated.But "Mutiny on the Bounty" is really pushing it. No matter how good you believe his insight was, he hated the movie (which is one of the reasons for "insight" . . . he knew it was offensive to the money interests). Whilst filming it he can be seen to read cue cards through the whole thing, even in his death scene. Basically all he wanted to do was go do the funky chicken thaing with his new Tahitian beauty. It virtually destroyed his movie career.
superbly created. His metamorphosis from arrogant, selfish fop to self-sacrificing leader is mesmerizing.
Many great artists, for whatever reason, loathe some of their best efforts. Well, I'm not saying its his best, but the character he created is impossible to forget.
(Mel Gibson and Clark Gable don't come close in the same role).
"a great artist". Nor did he believe there were "great films".As for his interpretation of Fletcher Christian, it is certainly interesting (and possibly accurate). And there is some evidence to support his point of view (much about the Fop, precious little about the conversion)
But on the performance (as opposed to the point of view/interpretation), we do emphatically disagree. Most of the critics detested it as well, though that actually worries me. Every movie Judith Christ ever panned I made sure I saw. I actually think the critics wanted more "Streetcars" and "Waterfronts" (and maybe I did as well) and this episode offended them. Deeply.
As Robert Duval says, Brando was a genius but he got so much less out of his gift that he could have had he really taken it seriously. No matter, really. What he left behind was beyond any of his contemporaries.
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