1. A few thoughts on Alejandro G. Inarritu's new movie Birdman, the paradox of authenticity in acting, and a forgotten novel.
7. At core of movie is paradox of authenticity in acting: acting is pretending, yet best acting seems more real than life itself.
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8. Paradox of authenticity comes through in brilliant performance by Edward Norton as a method actor obsessed with being real on stage.
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9. The Norton character can have an erection on stage but not in "real life": artifice is his reality, pretense his authenticity.
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@bunnyBISOUS Oddly, it's Roland Barhes that is referenced in movie, not Baudrillard. - Show replies
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