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Uta Hagen Trashed 'The Other'

posted 17 years ago by jwalsh67
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Uta Hagen (Ada), the renowned method actress who helped make "The Other" the classic macabre film that it is, referred to the film as a "junkie little gothic tale" during an interview with Charlie Rose. She claimed her efforts to develop the Ada character were chopped to pieces during the editing. In general, she did not like appearing in films, because they were more the work of the directors than the actors. I must say I was stunned to hear her speak so poorly of the film being that her talent was evident throughout it all. I would be curious to see all of the deleted scenes in which she gradually unfolded Ada's character. If anyone is interested, the interview is on Youtube, and her description of "The Other" begins at 50:21sec.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZQjFJ7636A

[–] jyllian 17 years ago

thank you for that link...i watched it...its hard to imagine the film being any better , but she said something about the best scenes she did ending up on the cutting room floor...wow i wish i could have seen those!

[–] Ripshin 14 years ago

It says that this video is "private"?

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[–] YouToober 14 years ago

I tried to check out the video, but got the following message:

"This video is private.

Sorry about that".

Like another poster stated, i can't see how the film could be any better....but i would like to see the scenes that were taken out.

Oh well.

[–] O'Malley 13 years ago

Uta Hagen can kiss my big fat ass. She's lucky to have appeared in a superb movie, and to have worked with such a talented filmmaker as Robert Mulligan. And let's face it, no one today recalls her famous stage performances, so The Other is all she has to cling onto for immortality.

[–] jwalsh67 13 years ago

I respectfully disagree. Uta Hagen was an icon in the method acting world and will forever stand as a superbly talented actress and influential teacher to many. Her stage roles are not well remembered for the same reason that ANY stage role isn't remembered--they were not available for repeat viewings the way films are, so the only people who could remember them were those in attendance at the time. You are, of course, entitled to your opinion.

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[–] AStrangeOldMan 13 years ago

Ms Hagen was indeed a great actress and a great teacher - but she also had opinions that may have differed from others of her ilk. In particular, trashing a film she'd been in, considering the director and cinematographer involved, who were by popular acclaim, geniuses, does not say much for her "tastes" in later life. Still, as you say, everyone has a right to their opinion - just on a board specifically concerning "The Other", with people who generally LIKED the film, it might cause a bit of a ruckus.

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[–] snotjello 13 years ago

All due respect (and I do have a lot) to Ms. Hagen, but being a great actress didn't necessarily make her opinion on the finished movie more valid than anyone else's. So maybe she didn't like it; I did.

[–] IceboxMovies 13 years ago

Sad to say, Thomas Tryon didn't like the movie either. In this one book published in the 1970's he claimed it suffered from "faulty direction and writing" (which I guess means he was criticizing his own screenplay), but I can't imagine why. Mulligan did a masterful job.

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[–] IceboxMovies 11 years ago

I'd really like to see Uta's interview with Charlie Rose. It boggles my mind that both she AND Tom Tron apparently hated the way this movie was edited. I guess Mulligan must've had his hands full in post-production.

[–] IceboxMovies 11 years ago

Looks like Mulligan himself even admitted:

“I cut a lot in The Other from long, open shots to tight, constricting close-ups."

http://www.thefilmjournal.com/issue11/adrobertmulligan.html