Question

Which of the following was one of several directors who not only fostered the development of realist and naturalist dramas but who also opened up the theatre to possibilities of psychological interpretation?
(A) Harley Granville-Barker
(B) André Antoine
(C) Paul Fort
(D) Paul F. Foster

Answer 1

Answer:

(B) André Antoine

Explanation:

André Antoine was a French actor, author, theater director, filmmaker and critic. He became known as the father of naturalism and realism in the cinema.

Antoine greatly influenced, with his empiricism, the world theater, where the concept of the so-called “Théâtre-Libre” is very much aimed at renewing the show through the realistic staging and interpretation of young French naturalist writers. This movement, in addition to promoting realistic and naturalistic works, also opened the theater to possibilities for psychological interpretation.