Michael Caine: Acting in Film

[StevieBee]

Caught this on BBC4 last night. Also on iPlayer. Filmed in 1987, it's Michael Caine providing a Masterclass on acting.

Fascinating and well worth a watch!

[Riley Blue]

In five parts on 4 Extra, BBC Sounds, 'Blowing the Bloody Doors Off'. Michael Caine talks about his life from being a wartime evacuee to being a grandad including some insights into acting in theatre and films. Well worth tuning in to.

[deadslow]

StevieBee said:

Caught this on BBC4 last night. Also on iPlayer. Filmed in 1987, it's Michael Caine providing a Masterclass on acting.

Fascinating and well worth a watch!

seen it a couple of times, and it, as you say, utterly fascinating.

[Randy Winkman]

Is it the one that includes where he explains where to look to have most effect? I enjoyed that. But I like him anyway; proper south Londoner. Not a lot of people know that.

[ATG]

I clearly remember seeing this back in 87 or whenever it was first shown. Proper insight into his approach to acting in front of a camera. "Sleuth" let's you then see Caine's approach alongside Laurence Olivier's and suddenly you see (or at least I finally saw) the subtlety and skill of what Caine is doing.

[Granadier]

By coincidence, I only found out yesterday that Caine played the spy Harry Palmer in two TV movies in the 1990s, 30-31 years after first playing the character in The Ipcress File. That makes the Bond stars look like amateurs in terms of length of service.

[coppice]

It really is a masterclass and a must watch if you want to explore the mechanics of acting. Some of the current crop could learn that there is more to the trade than the cliched gurning which some confuse with acting. Wide eyes, mouth agape - 'Wait, what ? '. It isn't going to get you an Oscar ..

[614-HSO]

This is a funny story from Michael Caine.

[CooperD]

I recall seeing this a couple of years ago. I found it very interesting as Sir Michael is one of my favourite actors. It also features a young Celia Imrie as one of the actors doing the masterclass.