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Der Unbeugsame: Paul Newman the EFFECT of GAMMA RAYS on MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS the EFFECT of GAMMA RAYS P Aul Newman Bei Den Dreharbeiten Zu Der Unbeugsame: Paul Newman THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS zu aul Newman bei den Dreharbeiten P Gern wies Paul Newman darauf hin, wie oft er im Leben gomery Clift das Spiel auf der Bühne und das Spielen unverschämtes Glück hatte – typisch für seinen selbst- für den Film neu definierten. ironischen Charme nannte er sich »the luckiest son-of- Zu Beginn von Newmans Karriere war viel die Rede a-bitch«. Das Glück bestand nicht nur darin, dass er zur davon, dass er Brando zu ähnlich sehe. Elia Kazan schlug Paul Newman Paul rechten Zeit am rechten Ort war, es begann schon weit- seinem Produzenten Budd Schulberg schon 1953 vor, aus früher, als »gute Samenreise mit günstigem An- ihn statt Brando für ON THE WATERFRONT (DIE FAUST 36 schluss im Mutterleib für glückliche Gene« (»For me, IM NACKEN, 1954) zu nehmen: »Der Junge wird garan- being lucky starts when you have a good sperm ride tiert ein Filmstar. Nicht der geringste Zweifel. Er sieht that makes a good womb connection that produces lu- genauso gut aus wie Brando, und seine starke männli- cky genes.«) Die genetische Grundausstattung war che Ausstrahlung ist unmittelbarer. Als Schauspieler ist schon vom Äußeren her beachtlich: ein griechischer er noch nicht so gut wie Brando, womöglich wird er es Gott aus dem Mittleren Westen, mit den blauesten Au- nie. Aber er ist ein verflucht guter Schauspieler mit reich- gen seit Frank Sinatra. lich Energie, reichlich Innenleben, reichlich Sex.« Er kam am 26. Januar 1925 in Ohio zur Welt, dien- Da er stets sein Glück betonte, erscheint es nur te im Zweiten Weltkrieg im Pazifik und ging dann nach passend, dass sein Durchbruch mit dem Film SOME- New York. Bald fand er Engagements am Broadway, BODY UP THERE LIKES ME (DIE HÖLLE IST IN MIR, aber wer so gut aussieht, steht nicht lang auf den Bret- 1956) kam. Der Originaltitel könnte als Überschrift über tern, den ereilt bald der Ruf aus Hollywood. Das Starda- Paul Newmans Leben stehen. Er gewinnt bitter ironi- sein war nicht nur Verheißung, denn er wollte nicht auf sche Bedeutung, wenn man ihn auf den Schauspieler sein Aussehen reduziert werden; schließlich hatte New- anwendet, der ursprünglich für die Rolle besetzt war: man seine Ausbildung am New Yorker Actors Studio James Dean, Newmans Freund aus dem Actors Studio, absolviert, als seine Kollegen Marlon Brando und Mont- starb kurz vor Drehbeginn in einem Autounfall, abruptes Ende einer Karriere, die gerade erst so verheißungsvoll dern, cool und unbekümmert – perfekt für Newman. begonnen hatte. Hollywood schien in Newman einen Zum Westerngenre kehrte er noch zweimal zurück, für vorgefertigten Ersatz für Dean zu sehen und gab ihm zwei noch modernere (sprich: zynischere) Filme: THE Rollen in ganz anderen Fächern als denen, die er später LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN (DAS WAR ROY selber aussuchte – häufig Figuren, deren Motivation BEAN) und BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS, OR SIT- schwer nachzuvollziehen ist, wie Brick in Richard TING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON (BUFFALO UND DIE IN- Brooks’ Verfilmung von CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (DIE DIANER, 1976) waren revisionistische Western der Ära KATZE AUF DEM HEISSEN BLECHDACH, 1958). von Vietnam und Watergate. Eine frühe wegweisende Partnerschaft verband ihn Obwohl der Superstar Newman kein angeberisches mit dem Regisseur Martin Ritt. Sie lernten sich im Ac- Stargehabe an den Tag legte – kaum ein Artikel über tors Studio kennen, wo Ritt unterrichtete, ehe er nach ihn kam umhin, seine glückliche Ehe hervorzuheben – Hollywood ging. THE LONG, HOT SUMMER (DER LANGE schöpfte er manche der mit seinem Status verbunde- HEISSE SOMMER, 1958) war die erste von sechs ge- nen Möglichkeiten aus: Wie so viele erfolgreichen Kol- meinsamen Arbeiten in zehn Jahren, die einige unver- legen beschloss er, eigentlich Regie führen zu wollen. zichtbare, zentrale Leistungen Newmans brachten: der Doch statt eines befürchteten selbstgefälligen Starvehi- Jazzmusiker in PARIS BLUES (1961), der von Indianern kels drehte er als ersten Film RACHEL, RACHEL (DIE aufgezogene Cowboy in HOMBRE (MAN NANNTE IHN LIEBE EINES SOMMERS, 1968), der seine Frau Joanne HOMBRE, 1967), ganz besonders HUD (DER WILDESTE Woodward ins Zentrum stellte. Sie hatten sich bei der UNTER TAUSEND, 1963), in dem Newmans natürlicher Theaterarbeit in New York kennengelernt, und zunächst Charme subversiv eingesetzt ist; Hud ist ein nichtsnut- schien ihre Karriere der seinen davonzulaufen. Sie er- ziger Mistkerl, gesegnet mit des Teufels Charisma. hielt für THE THREE FACES OF EVE (EVA MIT 3 GESICH- Schlüsselwerk dieser frühen Jahre ist THE HUSTLER TERN, 1957) den Oscar als beste Hauptdarstellerin. (HAIE DER GROSSSTADT, 1961). Newmans kleiner Bil- Dann aber steckte sie zurück und opferte ihre Karriere, lard-Hai Eddie Felson auf der Suche nach der großen um die gemeinsamen Kinder in der relativen Abge- Chance hatte seine Fehler, doch er war weitaus sympa- schiedenheit Connecticuts großzuziehen. Als Regisseur thischer als Newman das seinen vorherigen Figuren versuchte er eine gewisse Wiedergutmachung dafür zu zugestanden hatte; beileibe kein sauberer Held – den leisten. gab er nie so ganz – aber eine klarere und entspannte- Mag er hinter der Kamera weniger eifrig als davor re Definition der Art Figur, die er von nun an auf der agiert haben, so weisen seine Regiearbeiten doch star- Leinwand verkörpern sollte. ke thematische Gemeinsamkeiten auf. RACHEL, RA- Mit diesen Filmen fand sich Newman als Schau- spieler. »Das Potenzial zur plötzlichen Entladung lauert immer in massentauglichen Helden«, stellte er einmal fest, »und ich strahle eher Elite-Uni aus«. Dabei spielte Newman Paul er nie den klassischen Teenagerschwarm; er arbeitete 37 durchaus gerne für namhafte Regisseure in Filmen mit großem Budget – für Otto Preminger in EXODUS (1960), für Alfred Hitchcock in TORN CURTAIN (DER ZERRISSENE VORHANG, 1966) – doch die Rollen, die ihm am meisten lagen, verbanden Charme und Aufsäs- sigkeit mit Gelassenheit, wie HARPER (EIN FALL FÜR HARPER, 1966), der den Archetyp des klassischen ver- knitterten Privatschnüfflers modernisierte und für die 1960er Jahre tauglich machte. Ganz besonders prä- gend aber war COOL HAND LUKE (DER UNBEUGSAME, 1967). Die mutwillige Zerstörung von Parkuhren bringt Newmans Luke ins Zuchthaus, er stellt sich gegen das Gesetz, und das Gesetz siegt. Doch den moralischen Sieg erringt Luke. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) ist aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt: Butch war mo- und Paul Newman Woodward Joanne CHEL erzählt von einer Frau (Woodward), die von ihrer Paul Newman starb 26. September 2008. Es war Mutter dominiert wird. THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ein erfülltes Leben und eine erfüllte Karriere. Sein Glück ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS (DIE WIRKUNG mag dabei mitgespielt haben, aber vor allem sein Talent VON GAMMASTRAHLEN AUF RINGELBLUMEN, 1972) und sein Geschick bei der Auswahl seiner Rollen. ist ein ebenso klaustrophobisches Drama, in dem James Oliver Woodward erneut eine durch familiäre Probleme belas- tete Frau spielt. In beiden Filmen ist der Familienvater The Long, Hot Summer (Der lange heiße Sommer) | bezeichnenderweise abwesend. Selbst SOMETIMES A USA 1958 | R: Martin Ritt | B: Harriet Frank Jr, Irving GREAT NOTION (SIE MÖCHTEN GIGANTEN SEIN, 1972), Ravetch, nach den Erzählungen »Spotted Horses«, »The bei dem Newman die Regie einer laufenden Produktion Hamlet« und »Barn Burnings« von William Faulkner | K: übernahm, ist letztlich eine Familiengeschichte, was Joseph La Shelle | M: Alex North | D: Paul Newman, unterstreicht, wie stark diese Thematik den Regisseur Orson Welles, Joanne Woodward, Lee Remick, Angela beschäftigt. Lansbury | 117 min | OF | Der schwerreiche Plantagen- Die größten kommerziellen Erfolge Newmans fallen besitzer Will Varner (Orson Welles), der seine Umwelt in die frühen 1970er Jahre; sowohl THE STING (DER tyrannisiert, meint in dem cleveren jungen Wanderar- CLOU, 1973) als auch THE TOWERING INFERNO beiter Ben Quick (Paul Newman) einen Gleichgesinnten (FLAMMENDES INFERNO, 1974) waren gewaltige Hits. gefunden zu haben, dem er seine Tochter und sein Dabei war er nicht unablässig aufs große Geld aus: Die Land übergeben kann. »Von seinem ersten Erscheinen derbe Sportkomödie SLAP SHOT (SCHLAPPSCHUSS, an bietet Newman, den Hut tief in die Stirn gezogen, 1977) spielte zunächst nicht allzu viel ein, doch für das Sinnbild rücksichtslosen Selbstvertrauens, gepaart Newman blieb der Spieler/Trainer Reggie eine Lieb- mit einer ebenso umfassenden Selbstzufriedenheit und lingsrolle in seiner langen Karriere. Der Film hat sich über allem einer geradezu elektrisierenden Männlich- auch deutlich besser gehalten als THE TOWERING IN- keit. Hinter Quicks kalten blauen Augen, den abschätzig FERNO. nach unten gezogenen Mundwinkeln und dem satani- Kurz nach SLAP SHOT gab es einen Einschnitt in schen Grinsen verbergen sich genügend Intelligenz, Newmans Leben. Scott Newman, sein Sohn aus erster Humor, Charme und geradlinige Attraktivität, dass der Ehe, starb 1978 an einer Überdosis Drogen. Paul New- Zuschauer sich zwangsläufig mit ihm und seinem Stre- man trat weiter auf, doch in kleineren, konzentrierteren ben nach Macht identifizieren muss.« (Michael Kerbel) Filmen: Als alkoholabhängiger Anwalt in THE VERDICT Freitag, 12. April 2019, 18.30 Uhr (DIE WAHRHEIT UND NICHTS ALS DIE WAHRHEIT, 1982) Dienstag, 16. April 2019, 21.00 Uhr erbrachte er eine seiner größten Leistungen, bei HARRY & SON (1984) war er zugleich nicht nur Hauptdarsteller The Left Handed Gun (Einer muss dran glauben) | und Regisseur, sondern auch Co-Autor
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