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Elia Kazan

Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.

Poetry

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Elia Kazan is comparing two styles of acting and directing by saying one is more artistic and expressive, like poetry, while the other is straightforward and natural, like prose. He suggests that stylized performances use exaggeration and creativity to evoke emotions, whereas realistic ones aim to show life as it really is.

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