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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (53 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with film, stage and television actor Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins discusses his childhood in Wales; his training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he was influenced by the acting technique advanced by Constantin Stanislavsky; his work as a stage actor at the Royal National Theatre under the direction of Sir Laurence Olivier; landing the motion picture role of Richard I in The lion in winter, opposite Katharine Hepburn; his decision to leave the National Theatre; and his involvement with the Actors Studio in New York. Hopkins examines his portrayal of the cannabalistic serial killer Hannibal Lechter in the motion picture The silence of the lambs, in which he played opposite Jodie Foster, and his various other film roles, including Henry Jay Wilcox in Howard's End; the butler James Stevens in Remains of the day; and as President Richard Milhous Nixon in Nixon, directed by Oliver Stone. The discussion is illustrated with clips from The silence of the lambs, Howards End, and Remains of the day. A brief question and answer session with Hopkins and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
2. Nixon (Motion picture)
3. Lecter, Hannibal (Fictitious character), 1933-
4. Talk shows
5. Actors > Interviews
6. Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- > Interviews
7. Theater > New York (State) > New York
8. Television
9. Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- > Friends and associates
10. Silence of the lambs (Motion picture)
11. Interviews
12. Remains of the day (Motion picture)
13. Motion pictures > Production and direction

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1652

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 406.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commericial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 17, 1997. First broadcast on May 24, 1998.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Anthony Hopkins [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1998.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Nov. 17, 1997. First broadcast on May 24, 1998.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1652