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In Reply to: Re: That was a terrific eulogy... posted by Gee LP on July 04, 2004 at 03:04:10:

Movie actors were what Jeans are to fine clothes, just second choice. The real thing was Theater. So it did start in the Thirties when Cinema became fashionable. In the mean time the facility and vulgarity ( often ) offered by movies have swept over the classical stage. Like pop music over classical. These did happen in the late Fities, whose children we still are.
Movies actors are the " illegitimes " children of theater actors.
Look at the history in England or Germany or France, and of course, of America too, on this field.

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Re: Movie actors in America - Gee LP 15:50:18 07/04/04 (4)
I cannot comment expertly on acting in Europe, although I love the fact that an actor in England can do a television show, a movie, and a season in rep in one year, and there is apparently no caste system between "TV actors" and "the Stage". In America there is still a bit of the caste system between "TV actors" and "Movie actors" (and now between them and "People from Reality TV Shows"). Today, young actors usually learn their chops and pay their dues by doing theatre. But few return to the stage once they've started working in films. In another generation or two, who will be the illegitimate children of whom?
- Re: Movie actors in America - patrickU 06:48:24 07/05/04 (3)
  Who knows?
  Michel Simon I should not forget in the field of the very best. ( knows mainly in your country for his role in L �Atalante from J.Vigo . a MUST to see if you have not )
  - Re: L'Atalante - Gee LP 12:36:05 07/05/04 (2)
    L'Atalante!
    A great, great film! I saw it in a small college auditorium when a local film society brought the movie to town a few years ago. I love it very much...I wish I could see "Zero for Conduct"!
    - Re: L'Atalante - patrickU 12:45:44 07/05/04 (1)
      Why not?
      Just go to Amazon...and buy it.
      - Re: Just buy it?! - Gee LP 21:10:56 07/05/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: L'Atalante posted by patrickU on July 05, 2004 at 12:45:44:
        
        I wish I could, but I am a student now. Many lusts, few fulfillments...just like the first time I was in college! Only now my lusts are more for DVDs and CDs and vinyl...lots and lots of vinyl.
        My wife tells me, "Only a year and a half to go!"

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