Post by marshamae on Dec 27, 2019 17:32:42 GMT
i’m Watching The Godfather saga . There is a nice moment in Brando’s first scene with the undertaker, where he says “ Bonasera.....Bonasera” . It’s text book acting , making the two words separate , yet connected , the second not just a repeat, but a more emphatic echo.
A little later John Marley has a similar line when he is showing his prize horse to Tom Hagen and he says “ Khartoum,.... Khartoum” He blows it completely . The repeat is as dead as yesterday’s poached eggs, cold wooden ,with no nuance.
Im not saying this to trash Marley but to point out that repetitions are hard to bring off. It requires a deep sense of what the character is feeling in that moment. More it requires a sharp ear to tune the repeat just right.
Do you recall any moments when an actor had a repeated line like the ones cited above?
A little later John Marley has a similar line when he is showing his prize horse to Tom Hagen and he says “ Khartoum,.... Khartoum” He blows it completely . The repeat is as dead as yesterday’s poached eggs, cold wooden ,with no nuance.
Im not saying this to trash Marley but to point out that repetitions are hard to bring off. It requires a deep sense of what the character is feeling in that moment. More it requires a sharp ear to tune the repeat just right.
Do you recall any moments when an actor had a repeated line like the ones cited above?