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But...those actors are all post-studio era stars.

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In Reply to: RE: I meant in the past. After the heyday of Pacino/DeNiro/Nicholson, posted by tinear on January 22, 2011 at 16:08:06

Nicholson, Pacino and DeNiro were not honed and polished by the studio system but became stars during the "second golden age" of Hollywood when the young lions - Scorsese, Cappola et al - were breaking out using studio financing but in essence and style were "independent" filmmakers.

These directors were influenced by the Europeans (ahem), especially French new wave and Italian neo- realists, as well as classic American films.

The above actors were very much in the anti-hero mode.

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I just don't see Depardieu quite making those guys' level. Or any other actor. Heck, I'll throw in - tinear 19:10:17 01/24/11 (1)
Dustin and Beatty, too....
And I'm sure you know the French and Italian auteurs heavily were influenced by American directors and films.
- Making al Pachino's level? You must mean dropping to his level. - Victor Khomenko 09:48:56 01/25/11 (0)
  I just don't know how could anyone consider that one-trick pony a good actor. Depardieu, OTOH, has not been just super-prolific, he gave us some truly fine acting.

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