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"Stalker:" no film ever has had three better actors. Still, with

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all their skills, it is a bit of a grind. Metaphysical discussions are tough for films, especially when they're the core, meat, and shell of the work. But Tarkovsky manages to make it interesting, more so than his last film, "The Sacrifice," which also is a philosophical effort.
Even in his failures, Tarkovsky is a fascinating intellect. "Stalker" will pay dividends to all who have loved his earlier films.

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I now feel obligated to mentiion the Caligula - Victor Khomenko 18:29:50 04/05/11 (2)
Think all you want of bad boy Malcolm, but Gielgud, O'Toole, Helen Mirren... man, what a cast!
- You had to put Mirren in, didn't you? Cheater!!!!!!!! nt - tinear 20:26:04 04/05/11 (1)
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  - She was lovely there, wasn't she? :) - Victor Khomenko 07:15:18 04/06/11 (0)
    If there ever was a finer example of "Money doesn't smell", I don't know of it.
Spartacus - DFaulds 09:39:45 04/05/11 (2)
Olivier, Douglas and Laughton, although you could create a few other cominations of 3 actors as well.

The Longest Day probably had more top actors than just about any other Hollywood film.

And Seven Days in May had Lancaster, Douglas and March which is a pretty good set.
- Or perhaps A Man for All Seasons - DFaulds 08:56:18 04/06/11 (1)
  Welles, Scofield and McKern among a stellar cast.
  - Or The Train... or... :) There goes the thread!!! - Victor Khomenko 12:12:46 04/06/11 (0)
    All fine choices, indeed... but I suspect tin had a different discussion in mind. :) I think he once again fell in love with the Soviet/Russian cinema, and, like anyone in love, wanted to talk about his obscure object of desire!
RE: "Stalker:" no film ever has had three better actors. Still, with - grinagog 07:59:46 04/05/11 (1)
Stalker for me it's always been Tarkovskys landscapes; the forests, the railway, the wrecked buildings, the abandoned military hardware, all seems to almost be from another planet... the very first interior shots of the Stalkers room; I've never seen a place like that anywhere + the snowbound bar where they return near the end of the film is as bleak as any interior ever filmed The place is as much of a star as the players I agree they're good; Stalker isn't "easy watching" just like Mahler isn't "easy listening" but it's worth the trip

As for films with lots of Stars in 1 place: Mamet's Glengarry, Glen Ross: Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris

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- NOT stars. Superb actors. There's a massive difference. nt - tinear 12:01:44 04/05/11 (0)
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GET REAL. * - mr grits 18:08:55 04/04/11 (0)
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No film has had three better actors? - semuta 13:57:04 04/04/11 (10)
well, for starters, the Godfather: Brando, Pacino, Duvall, Caan, and Cazale. Throw in Part II and you can add DeNiro. There's five in one film.
- 'Julius Caesar' Brando, Mason, Gielgud. * - Tony D. 17:18:23 04/05/11 (0)
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- Brando alone compares. The Hollywood and American Public acting preference is for - tinear 12:10:24 04/05/11 (3)
  LARGE emotions writ LARGER than life. This is quite the opposite of "realism." The European/Russian style could be summarized, "less is more."
  It's the Corvette vs E-type.
  Muscle car vs Lotus.
  Lincoln vs Mercedes.
  Las Vegas vs Paris (!).
  - Yes and no... - semuta 16:24:19 04/05/11 (0)
    Pacino in the last 20 years yes, but certainly not in the Godfather. His acting was subtle yet intense. ditto Brando. ditto Duval. ditto Cazale. Caan was wild in the film, as befitted the role. I am referring to a specific film, not the industry in general.
  - Less is more... the RUSSIAN way - Victor Khomenko 13:30:32 04/05/11 (1)
    The caption has simple meaning, can you get it?
    - I like it. THIS is what those guys at Stalingrad must have been motivated by. nt - tinear 20:27:29 04/05/11 (0)
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- 1 Pacino = .654 Solonitsyn - that's the official exchange rate - Victor Khomenko 07:33:05 04/05/11 (3)
  This data is hard to find, but it exists.
  - :-). The naturalness and intelligence of those three is astonishing. It's as if - tinear 12:05:11 04/05/11 (2)
    the Pacino, DeNiro, and Duval guys were beginners in comparison.
    The key to acting is presence, i.e. one cannot act "substance."
    Like the actors chosen by Tarr, Tarkovsky's choices erase the separation of observer and observed.
    - They are actors as opposed to stars - Victor Khomenko 13:26:56 04/05/11 (1)
      This subject has been discussed before, of the three in your current post only Duval is an actor, in the true sense of the word. Pacino is a caricature star, I am surprised many still like him. The Russian acting school is decidedly continental, of the three main actors in Stalker perhaps only Alisa has some stardom element, she was a prima donna, but still could act.
      
      Another great Russian actress, limiting ourselves to Tarkovsky's work, is Terekhova, seen in his Mirror.
      - Duvall's been terrible for years. The man who elevated, "True Confessions," and "Lonesome - tinear 08:09:55 04/06/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: They are actors as opposed to stars posted by Victor Khomenko on April 05, 2011 at 13:26:56
        
        Dove" was the anomaly. The Pacino-style overactor of "The Apostle" and pretty much every other role since is the "real" Bobby. In other words, if there's a sprig about, he'll chew on it.
        American acting has "evolved" to the point wherein actors search for the defining moment in the script (nicely provided by screenwriters who know who makes decisions) or else they invent it: a few minutes when they can go red in the face, bulge a few neck veins, and "act."
        You know how it is painful to see a child's behavior change when it knows it has an audience? Same with bad actors. Everything is exaggerated. The audience can fall asleep, all the pieces of the personality will be thrown at you like shit at a wall.
- Judgement at Nuremburg - Prisoners 15:59:42 04/04/11 (0)
  Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Montgomery Clift, Marlene Dietrich.....even William Shatner put in an excellent performance. Then there's '12 Angry Men'...
  Baba-Booey to you all!

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