Robards is so powerful that his performance is downright painful to watch, particularly for anyone who knows this play (in college some 30 years ago, I was more or less a two-bit O'Neill scholar). Robards was of course a fine actor. But O'Neill always seemed to pull him into another dimension . That phenomenon is most noticeable in these marvelous excerpts. But we get much of the same from his Jamie in the film of "Long Day's Journey" --
Robards is so powerful that his performance is downright painful to watch, particularly for anyone who knows this play (in college some 30 years ago, I was more or less a two-bit O'Neill scholar). Robards was of course a fine actor. But O'Neill always seemed to pull him into another dimension . That phenomenon is most noticeable in these marvelous excerpts. But we get much of the same from his Jamie in the film of "Long Day's Journey" --
stevevandien 1 year ago 2
he's great. this is one of my favorite parts.
adripantsonfire 1 year ago
This is great! Thanks for posting.
wildcat626 4 years ago