Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lange, Jessica
2. Lipton, James
3. White, Joshua
4. Angelone, Gina M.
5. Badalamenti, Angelo
6. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
7. Bravo Cable Network.
8. Betelgeuse Productions.
9. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
10. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (63 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with Academy Award winning actor Jessica Lange. Lange describes her upbringing in northern Minnesota and her relationship with her father; her travels with her then-husband Paco Grande in Europe and elsewhere; and her studies in mime in Paris with Etienne Decroux. Lange discusses her acting studies with drama teacher Sandra Seacat and the development of her film career, beginning with her role as Dwan in the 1976 remake of the motion picture King Kong. She discusses her roles in the motion pictures All that jazz, directed by Bob Fosse; The postman always rings twice, in which she starred with Jack Nicholson; Frances, in which she played emotionally troubled actress Frances Farmer; Tootsie, in which she starred with Dustin Hoffman; Country, in which she appeared with her real-life partner Sam Shepard; Sweet dreams, in which she played country music star Patsy Cline; Cape Fear, playing opposite Robert De Niro; Blue Sky, for which she won an Oscar; and Rob Roy. The discussion is illustrated with clips from some of these works. Lange speaks of her Broadway debut in Tennessee Williams' A streetcar named Desire, in which she played the part of Blanche DuBois, and speaks also about how she chooses her projects, the kinds of characters to which she is attracted, and her approach to acting, including her technique of perceiving her characters in musical terms. A brief question and answer session with Lange 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. All that jazz (Motion picture)
2. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Streetcar named Desire
3. Sweet dreams (Motion picture)
4. Actresses > Interviews
5. King Kong (Motion picture : 1976)
6. Tootsie (Motion picture)
7. Country (Motion picture)
8. Motion pictures > Production and direction
9. Frances (Motion picture)
10. Television
11. Cape Fear (Motion picture : 1991)
12. Interviews
13. Postman always rings twice (Motion picture : 1981)
14. Lange, Jessica > Interviews
15. Talk shows
16. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

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

Call number

1. NCOX 1660

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 206.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial 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 Feb. 12, 1996. First broadcast on June 12, 1996.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Jessica Lange [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced & directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1996.

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 Feb. 12, 1996. First broadcast on June 12, 1996.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Lange, Jessica, interviewee.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Lipton, James, interviewer.
4. White, Joshua, producer.
5. White, Joshua, director.
6. Angelone, Gina M.
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 1660