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Whiteness88 t1_j9s6bzg wrote

In my eyes, nothing can top Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire. He represented a significant shift from the traditional acting style you saw in cinema and it's very obvious once you see the film: everyone else has that style which incorporates a bit of overacting whereas Brando actually feels like a normal person.

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Looper007 t1_j9smt1e wrote

Great performance, Wasn't his film debut though. He did a film called The Men a year before Streetcar. Not a great film but very good performance from Brando.

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Whiteness88 t1_j9tvjte wrote

Oh wow, I thought it was his debut for the longest time!

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Looper007 t1_j9u0fle wrote

You ain't the only one. I think many assume a lot of actors or actress break through performances on screen are their debuts (I've seen a bunch mentioned here already that think that).

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SherbertEquivalent66 OP t1_j9sankx wrote

I agree. He played the role on Broadway first, so it wasn't his "debut" playing that part, but he was so good that it transformed movies.

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