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``Being There'' legendary comedian Peter Sellers etched into his masterpiece
2023.02.27
The wholehearted effort shown in the Intolerance in the lines
Human beings and knowledge are extremely thin, and sometimes ignorance can be refreshing and even a strength. Sellers expresses the irony of society with exquisite restraint and the restrained acting he cultivated through comedy films. His achievements are immeasurable. There are records of how much he put into preparing for his role. Prior to filming, Sellers recorded several versions of Being There's voice on tape and played them over and over again to study them, and by creating intentional Intolerance between the lines, he made it look like He has succeeded in creating an atmosphere that makes you feel like he is an amazing person. Although the audience braces themselves for when Inspector Clouzot from `` The Pink Panther '' will make an appearance, the play remains sealed until the end.
The character of Being There was inspired by Sellers' late father. This is introduced in `` Life is Comedy! How to Love Peter Sellers' ' (2004), a film adaptation of the original novel by British biographer Roger Lewis, starring Geoffrey Rush. There is also a theory that Being There's voice itself resembles that of British comedian Stan Laurel, who was Sellers' idol.
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It is said that ``Being There'' was a work that Sellers rarely gave up on realizing. Can you say that it was a work that I poured my heart and soul into? In the `` Pink Panther '' series that catapulted him to stardom, he had a constant feud with director Blake Edwards, and is said to have been disappointed with the outcome of the film.He was nominated for an Academy Award for the first time. It is reported that he could not understand why director Stanley Kubrick spent multiple takes on a single scene in the series ``The Doctor' '.
However, the role of Inspector Clouzot has now become synonymous with Sellers, and his individuality as a chameleon actor who can play multiple roles by himself is evident in the `` Pink Panther '' series and `` The Doctor's Abnormal Affair, '' in which he attempted three roles by one person. has been proven. For Sellers, who was struggling with the gap between what he wanted to do and what he was asked to do, the Being There presented itself.