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''Actress'' is a 2014 American documentary film directed, edited and photographed by Robert Greene. The film was produced by Douglas Tirola and Susan Bedusa, and is a 4th Row Films and Prewar Cinema production. It was distributed by The Cinema Guild. ==Synopsis== ''Actress'' is a documentary about Brandy Burre, most known for her recurring role as Theresa D’Agostino on HBO’s ''The Wire''〔"The Wire." IMDb.〕 as she attempts to return to her acting career after abandoning it to concentrate on raising a family. Set in suburban Beacon, NY, Burre struggles with duties and relationships in her domestic life. During the film, she pursues re-entering her former profession by meeting old contacts in the industry and rebuilding herself while juggling motherhood and her personal life. ''Actress'' has been recognized for its use of poetic, more directed techniques and mise-en-scene, a tactic that is something of an anomaly in documentaries.〔Kohn, Eric. "True/False Review: Robert Greene's Mesmerizing 'Actress' Features a Disgruntled Actress-Turned-Housewife Facing Life After 'The Wire'" Indiewire. February 27, 2014. 〕 Poetic aspects were used mostly to represent Burre’s crumbling emotional state. Greene has said that there was a performance to all of Burre’s behavior.〔Brooks, Brian. "‘Actress’ Director Robert Greene Talks Performance, Transition, and Breaking Rules." ‘Actress’ Director Robert Greene Talks Performance, Transition, and Breaking Rules. November 8, 2014. 〕 His use of “composed indie-film moments,” seen in the consciously lit, stage-like opening scene, slow motion shots, and collaboration with Burre, allowed her to become more than just a subject. This enabled the actress to, “explore her own authenticity,” in a way that became a very cathartic experience for her.〔Brooks, Brian. "‘Actress’ Director Robert Greene Talks Performance, Transition, and Breaking Rules." ‘Actress’ Director Robert Greene Talks Performance, Transition, and Breaking Rules. November 8, 2014. 〕 Seeing her dismantling personal life told in present tense, Burre performs in roles as a mother and caregiver, as well as an actress pursuing a career, and a woman in romantic turmoil with her longtime partner and father of her children. Greene has called Burre’s performance, “fragile and open,” while at other points, “opaque and hard,” and that her, “gestures of fragility to me are more devastating to me than watching someone totally unaware of what she’s doing. She’s authentically in pain, but she’s also demonstrating pain very consciously and dramatically. The combination of the real and the display is mind boggling to me. You don’t know where one begins and the other ends.”〔Cohn, Pamela. "Bomb." BOMB Magazine — Robert Greene by Pamela Cohn. November 4, 2014. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Actress (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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