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| Posted: Sat 1919 May 07, 10 am Post subject: On the Waterfront |
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"On The Waterfront" (1954)
Director: Elia Kazan
Writers: Malcolm Johnson (suggested by articles)
Budd Schulberg (story)
Starring: Marlon Brandon, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cob, Rod Steiger
Nominated for 12 Academy Awards, Winner of 8, including
Best Actor (Marlon Brando)
Best Director (Elia Kazan)
Best Picture (Sam Spiegel)
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Budd Schulberg)
The classic American film about IS corruption and disappointment and struggle for survival on the "mean streets", and most poignantly, the loss of love between two brothers. In this--now endlessly parodied scene--between the two brothers in the back of a taxi, Terry (Marlon Brando) accuses brother Charley (Rod Steiger)
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| It was you, Charley. You was my brother. You should of looked out for me. Instead of making me take them dives for the short-end money . . . I could have had class! I should have been a contender, instead of a bum...which is what I am. Let's face it. |
The corny-but-compelling dialog and the brilliant acting make us feel Terry's sense of betrayal and loss . . . BUT is it good REBT ???
Hell no! And with all due respect to this little bit of American high art, who wants to have a crack identifying the distortions, disputing, and replacing them with something more rational (albeit considerably less artistic)? post your answers by replying to this topic.
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