Essay - Elia Kazan Compliance vs Defiance Elia Kazan is Known as...

Elia Kazan

COMPLIANCE VS DEFIANCE

***** Kazan is known as a real*****t filmmaker who attended Yale school of drama after he immigrated to the United States. He had the honor ***** working with famous playwrights of his time like Tennessee Williams. He successfully directed plays and later graduated to movies ***** made some ***** the most popular movies of his time. His other claim to fame was ***** links to the communist party. He initially joined the party but later he was removed from it. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) called him in 1952 ***** disclose information but he refused in the beginning ***** ***** on acceded to *****ir demands and gave out the names of eight colleagues. This act of his blacklisted them and involved ***** in a lot of c*****troversies.

McCarthy anti-Communist hear*****gs in Washington became a b***** on Kazan's life. Senator Eugene McCarthy wanted to get ride of ***** sympathizers from American soil. The testimony of Kazan brought difficulties and hardships in the lives of eight actors, writers and directors and their careers also got affected. People in Hollywood still have not for*****ten what he did even though Soviet Union has collapsed ***** an honorary

Oscar for lifetime achievement ***** been conferred on Kazan. It ***** not just ***** named pro communist writers but he also gave an ad in the Newspapers urging o*****rs to do the same. ***** also publicly denounced communism menti*****ing that ***** brief stint with ***** party has left b***** feelings in him ***** communism. He has realized ***** ***** was trying ***** instill hatred among people. He ***** made comments that communism ***** an alien conspiracy. He never apologized for his act and even considered his initial hiding ***** names something that communist ***** wanted.

There has been severe criticism on Mr. Kazan ***** naming people. Not just people from the communist party but also people ***** Hollywood fraternity criticized ***** People who sympathized ***** Kazan say that in order to understand the whole issue the politics of communism should be understood in Hollywood context. Since ***** 30s ***** have ***** politically inclined towards ***** in Hollywood. ***** was also known for ***** left-wing views ***** eventually led him to the appearance before *****. However, with the inquiries of the House Un-American Affairs Committee problems for the supporters of left came up. Demand ***** anti***** films required more writers with right-wing inclinations. The demand for anti-fascist ***** in late 30s through mid-40s could not match the demand for anticommunist films. Even though many blacklisted liberals f***** to other countries to support their *****. Many people expressed di*****ferent views regard*****g people who supported HUAC. For example Lillian Hellman's view of Elia Kazan's friendly testimony is that he simply couldn't do ot*****rw*****e because he valued his own

American success story too much. Arthur Miller ***** mentioned in ***** autobiography that if ***** did not come out clean he would not be able to make anot*****r movie in Hollywood and moviemaking was his passion. Before