A picture paints a thousand words and you could say this is relevant when talking about the expression of actors faces in film. Before we could talk in films the power of expression in silent film coerced the viewer into an array of emotions. From D.W Griffiths obsession with Lillian Gish to Passion of Joan Of Arc. The expression changed film's direction, you could say it told it's own story too.
In a new video essay called The Language Of Faces In Film by The Royal Ocean Film Society they explore the importance of the right facial expression. From the final scene in Mike Nichol's The Graduate, the insecurities, unrequited love as Elaine and Benjamin ride away on the bus. The essay also highlights 2 film's by British film maker Steve McQueen, Shame the underground train scene as Michael Fassbender's eyes lock with a beautiful woman, sexual sparks fly. 12 Years A Slave a polar opposite film from Shame but a powerful film when Chiwetel Ejiofor‘s character, Solomon Northup gets his freedom, emotionally charged scene.
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