Overview
“Actors must also possess the intelligence, imagination, sensitivity, and insight into human nature necessary to fully understand the characters they play—their inner thoughts, motivations, and emotions. Furthermore, actors must have the ability to express these things convincingly through voice, body movements, gestures, or facial expressions, so the qualities seem true to the characters portrayed and to the situation in which the characters find themselves.” (Petrie and Boggs in The Art of Watching Films)After studying the course content assigned for this Module, explain the ideas presented in the paragraph above discussing Marion Cotillard’s acting performance in La Vie En Rose (2007), and answering the following questions:
- What was Cotillard’s process in creating her acting performance?
- How does she use her voice, body movements, gestures and facial expressions to tell the film story?
In this assignment, the students ought to develop on the topic proposed showing knowledge and familiarity with the course materials, the ability to discuss and analyze such content, and demonstrating an appreciation of the film experience. To develop and support ideas, the students are encouraged to reference and cite information from the textbook and the Module Content.
The post has a minimum of 300 words. The students are also required to reply to the posts of at least two other students, these replies have a minimum of 100 words and should present a substantive contribution to the discussion, engaging on a conversation about the ideas proposed (avoid short non-substantive comments such as, “great post”, “I agree with you”, etc.).