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Näyttämöiden ja valkokankaiden supertähti kertoo uskomattoman tarinansa.
Oscar-palkittu näyttelijä sir Anthony Hopkins kuvaa muistelmateoksessaan huikeaa, yli kuusikymmentä vuotta kestänyttä elokuva- ja teatteriuraansa, vaikeaa lapsuuttaan sekä tietään raittiuteen.
Sir Anthony Hopkins syntyi Port Talbotissa, pienessä walesilaisessa terästeollisuuskaupungissa, ja varttui siellä sodan, laman sekä kovien, tunteellisesti sulkeutuneiden ja alkoholismiin taipuvaisten miesten keskellä. Hopkins ei pärjännyt koulussa kummoisesti, joten monet pitivät häntä toivottomana tapauksena, jolla ei ollut tulevaisuutta. Mutta eräänä kohtalokkaana lauantai-iltana väheksytty walesilaispoika katsoi Hamlet-sovituksen vuodelta 1948, mikä synnytti hänessä näyttelemisen halun, jonka seurauksia kukaan ei olisi voinut ennustaa.
Hopkins kuvaa avoimesti uransa merkkipaaluja ja tarjoaa ainutlaatuisia näkökulmia tunnetuimpiin rooleihinsa, kuten Iago-tulkintaansa, jolla hän pääsi kuninkaalliseen teatteriakatemiaan Laurence Olivierin siipien suojaan, huikeaan Hannibal Lecterin rooliinsa ja unohtumattomaan tulkintaansa Kuningas Learista.
Hopkins tarkastelee rehellisesti myös henkilökohtaisen elämänsä alhoja. Riippuvuusongelma maksoi hänelle ensimmäisen avioliiton ja suhteen ainoaan lapseensa - ja melkein hengenkin. Raittiuteen hän on ollut sitoutunut melkein viidenkymmenen vuoden ajan, ja iän karttuessa hän tiedostaa myös kuolevaisuutensa ja valmistautuu kohtaamaan Suuren Salaisuuden, niin kuin hänen isänsä asiaa kutsui.
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE on Ison-Britannian tunnetuimpia ja tuotteliaimpia näyttelijöitä. Hän aloitti uransa näyttämöllä, työskenteli Laurence Olivierin alaisuudessa ja teki sittemmin koko joukon arvostettuja elokuvarooleja. Sir Hopkins on esiintynyt kuusikymmentävuotisella urallaan mm. elokuvissa Uhrilampaat, Pitkän päivän ilta, Marvelin Thor ja Isä. Sir Hopkins on saanut huikeista rooleistaan useita tunnustuksia, muiden muassa kaksi Oscaria, neljä BAFTA-palkintoa, kaksi Primetime Emmyä sekä Laurence Olivier -palkinnon. Hän asuu nykyään Stella-vaimonsa kanssa Los Angelesissa.
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Hardback. Condition: New. Academy Award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins delves into his illustrious film and theatre career, difficult childhood and path to sobriety in his honest, moving and long-awaited memoir. Born and raised in Port Talbot - a small Welsh steelworks town - amid war and depression, Sir Anthony Hopkins grew up around men who were tough, to say the least, and eschewed all forms of emotional vulnerability in favor of alcoholism and brutality. A struggling student in school, he was deemed by his peers, his parents and other adults as a failure with no future ahead of him. But, on a fateful Saturday night, the disregarded Welsh boy watched the 1948 adaptation of Hamlet, sparking a passion for acting that would lead him on a path that no one could have predicted. With candour and a voice that is both arresting and vulnerable, Sir Anthony recounts his various career milestones and provides a once-in-a-lifetime look into the brilliance behind some of his most iconic roles. His performance as Iago gets him admitted into the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and places him under the wing of Laurence Olivier. He meets Richard Burton by chance as a young boy in his art teacher's apartment, and later, backstage before a performance of Equus as an established actor meeting his hero. His iconic portrayal of Hannibal Lecter was informed by the creepy performance of Bela Lugosi in Dracula and the razor-sharp precision of his acting teacher. He pulls raw emotion from the stoicism of his father and grandfather for an unforgettable performance in King Lear. Sir Anthony also takes a deeply honest look at the low points in his personal life. His addiction cost him his first marriage, his relationship with his only child, and nearly his life - the latter ultimately propelling him toward sobriety, a commitment he has maintained for nearly half a century. He constantly battles against the desire to move through life alone and avoid connection for fear of getting hurt - much like the men in his family - and as the years go by, he deals with questions of mortality, getting ready to discover what his father called The Big Secret. Featuring a special collection of personal photographs throughout, We Did OK, Kid is a raw and passionate memoir from a complex, iconic man who has inspired audiences with remarkable performances for over sixty years. Seller Inventory # LU-9781398547421
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