>I've got an issue.
>I have an idea in my head of what this will be like,
>and it isn't one I like.
>I understand Kazan is a great "actor's" director,
>and obviously Brando is a great actor,
>but in their two collaborations I have seen (OTW and ASND) I
>wasn't terribly enthralled by the story. Yes, there were
>exciting elements in both,
>but the focus was clearly on the acting.
>I, unfortunately, need story.

Lots of focus on story and theme, I thought in both. And it's clear Kazan was all about story and theme if you read his interviews. I mean if OTW is Kazan justifying naming names then how was the focus of the film not on story and theme? How is working to explore a character's motivations and goals not a focus on story? There are stories with a lot going on with little plot (OTW; ASND), and there are stories with a lot going on with a lot of plot (Hitchcock).