tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post4704848125002915655..comments2024-03-28T08:13:56.915-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Best Actor 1951: Fredric March in Death of a SalesmanLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-2750100351402624432018-03-27T07:24:59.865-04:002018-03-27T07:24:59.865-04:00I just watched this version of the play and found ...I just watched this version of the play and found March's performance worthy of his Academy Award nomination. I would replace the description of his performance as "manic" with "intense". It was the type of intensity you would find in a man who has reached a point of desperation. I think what is important about this is that the play is basically over a 24 hour period. This is what makes his temperament, not seemed out of, particularly since it occurs on a stream of consciousness state. An exploration of the mind in this would be closer to the character's repressed emotions, which would deviate from what would be expected.<br />If an adaptation is an interpretation, this version accomplishes what it sets out to do. That is to create a compelling character. It would be hard to argue whatever your opinion of March in this role, it is impossible to take your eyes off of him. He makes a connection with a part of the consciousness we are hesitant to admit exist within us all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887110899121426468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-31379969863801169262011-06-03T08:58:50.567-04:002011-06-03T08:58:50.567-04:00Terrible, I didn't like anything about this mo...Terrible, I didn't like anything about this movie anyways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-87536958270818470482011-06-03T00:21:23.938-04:002011-06-03T00:21:23.938-04:00I remember liking March's performance in this ...I remember liking March's performance in this when I saw the film on TCM a few years back so i'll have to locate a copy and see it again soon.<br />My two favorites from this year are definately Montgomery Clift and Arthur Kennedy so i'll just have to see how you rate them :)<br />also if you ever go back to 1929 best actor performances I actually discovered you could locate copies of Paul Muni in The Valiant and George Bancroft in Thunderbolt (I liked Bancroft in The Docks of New York so i'll have to order this sometime) at:<br /><br />scootersmoviesshop.com <br /><br />they sell both movies for $10.<br />Unfortunately Lewis Stone's oscar nomination that year was for The Patriot which is a lost film. So until a copy turns up in an archive the film and Stone's performance will remain lost.<br />just thought I'd pass this info along and keep up the great performance reviews!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com