Smoktunovskiy’s acting was a realization, happening before our very eyes, of the inner spiritual workings of a person. Character is not demonstrated to us fully-formed, but introduced as a gradual comprehension – you could even say that it’s taught. Like a guide or a conductor, the actor leads the audience deep inside the human soul and helps it orient itself there.
Smelyansky Anatoly
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