"Une force qui va": Reflections on Gérard Depardieu in Danton. Issue 1 (1st April 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Une force qui va": Reflections on Gérard Depardieu in Danton. Issue 1 (1st April 2021)
- Main Title:
- "Une force qui va": Reflections on Gérard Depardieu in Danton
- Authors:
- McCANN, BEN
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Taking as its starting point a 1978 article by film critic Molly Haskell, in which she described Gérard Depardieu as "tactile […] grasping, eating, touching, coming to physical terms with everything in sight", this article considers a largely overlooked Depardieu role, as the committed revolutionary leader Georges Danton in Andrzej Wajda's Danton (1983)—a historical role that reflects the actor's commitment to the relevance of the Revolutionary politician and intellectual. By examining three key scenes, the article scrutinizes Depardieu's acting style (body language, vocal delivery, movement choices) and demonstrates that he is committed to new ways of engaging with the ideological processes of acting. In Danton, Depardieu pivots between a familiar set of performative registers—physical menace and self-regarding sensitivity, timidity and flamboyance, innocence and cunning—so that the performance ultimately serves as a timely reminder of his enduring mythic status in French cinema.
- Is Part Of:
- Australian journal of French studies. Volume 58:Issue 1(2021)
- Journal:
- Australian journal of French studies
- Issue:
- Volume 58:Issue 1(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 58, Issue 1 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 58
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0058-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 88
- Page End:
- 99
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-01
- Subjects:
- French literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals
Frans
Filologie
Littérature française -- Histoire et critique -- Périodiques
French literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Periodicals
840.9 - Journal URLs:
- http://liverpool.metapress.com/content/122235/ ↗
http://pao.chadwyck.com/journals/results.do?QueryType=journals ↗
http://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/loi/ajfs ↗
http://search.informit.com.au ↗ - DOI:
- 10.3828/AJFS.2021.08 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0004-9468
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