Listen to Me Marlon background creation
2022-06-12 16:10
The film is all edited with private recordings recorded by Marlon Brando during his lifetime. These tapes were left in the mansion where he lived before his death. This inspired director Stephen Riley to have the idea to make a film that uses Brando's own voice to tell his own experience. In addition to listening to tape recordings, Stephen Riley also read all the books about Marlon Brando, and visited people who had known Brando in New York and Los Angeles, including the daughter of the acting teacher, actor Harry Dean Stanton, personal friends, and family. Members and others
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Extended Reading
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Marlon Brando, Himself: You have to look at the cameraman, the producer lurking in the corner, and say, "I don't give a f*ck about any of you."
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Marlon Brando, Himself: [Referring to his role in "The Godfather"] Putting on a mask, building a life, little by little I got into this part. And then, suddenly, something gets a hold of you. What is the nature of criminality. Where does it come from?