205K views · 221 reactions | Cate Blanchett Sets The View Ablaze:...

DON’T SHOW YOUR POINT OF VIEW. HAVE ONE! When Cate Blanchett’s character in Heaven receives truly shocking information — she doesn’t perform it. As Michael Chekhov said: “The actor must burn inside and keep an outer ease.” Neuroscience tells us: When the brain registers real surprise, it triggers a physical freeze for 1/25th of a second. No conscious thought. No performative reaction. Just the body hijacked. That’s exactly what Cate allows here. Her facial mask holds still. No forehead tension.

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