期刊:Oxford University Press eBooks [Oxford University Press] 日期:2024-10-02卷期号:: 150-189
标识
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197668283.003.0007
摘要
Abstract This chapter examines Hepburn’s skill as actress. It looks at examples of her expert timing, her use of props, her expressive face, her interaction with other actors in an ensemble, and the overall nuance with which she developed complex characterizations. It reviews for background the requirements of movie-star acting during the studio era. The chapter then looks at scenes from (in order of discussion) Roman Holiday, How to Steal a Million, The Nun’s Story, Robin and Marian, and The Children’s Hour. It closes with an examination of a section of Two for the Road, the film in which Hepburn gives her most accomplished, nuanced, and complex performance.