What goes into a silent performance? How does an actor create a character without the benefit of dialogue? One of the reasons silence so often draws critical acclaim (and willing performers) is that what would seem like a handicap can actually highlight an actor?s nonverbal strengths (such as Dujardin?s 10-mile smile, and von Sydow?s wearily attentive eyes). Silent acting isn?t just a matter of miming?the grammar of film, with its intimate two-shots and close-ups, tends to reward subtlety over overripe ham-handed gestures. Silent performances can change the moment-to-moment math of a scene, drawing our attention to a character?s atypical stillness, to minute facial and physical expressions, or inversely causing us to scrutinize a nonsilent character?s verbosity. Some performances seduce with silence, while others torture us with it?making us feel a mute character?s frustration, or wish we knew his or her secret. Below are eight different ways of approaching silent film acting in the sound era (courtesy of eight great performances), spanning drama and comedy, mutes and monsters.
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