Rip Torn Film Program

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A ubiquitous but under-appreciated presence on screen for nearly five decades, Rip Torn is one of American cinema's great talents, an actor whose versatility, command, and sheer magnetism are unsurpassed. Though the last twenty years have found him emphasizing his (considerable) flair for comedy, Torn emerged, via the theater, as a star on par with James Dean and the young Brando. Becoming a stage sensation, he delivered renowned performances in plays such as Tennessee Williams's SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH and James Baldwin's BLUES FOR CHARLIE, and eventually mounted his own ground-breaking and politically provocative productions, including the NYC debut of Michael McClure's THE BEARD and a version of RICHARD III in which the corrupt king bore an unmistakable resemblance to Richard Nixon.
His early film work reflected this dedication to alternative culture, as he moved freely between studio fare and far more innovative modes of filmmaking, with significant roles in ground-breaking films by Norman Mailer, Milton Moses Ginsberg, and Joseph Strick, a direction that ultimately found him taking part in Jean-Luc Godard's aborted American project, ONE A.M. (later completed by D.A. Pennebaker, in a radically different form, as ONE P.M.).

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from March 05, 2009 to March 15, 2009

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Rip Torn

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