| In as far as the body of the actor remains off-screen, the performance is rendered at a purely vocal level. |
| There are too many moments in the film during which Barb seems to overtly threaten, or at least mock, her off-screen viewers. |
| For me, the comparison would seem to be most valid when it comes to the two auteurs' preoccupations with off-screen space. |
| Streep is very good as Joanna, though she's off-screen so much that her character almost seems to be even lower than supporting. |
| Only, years of yearning to become an on-screen hero has made him the off-screen pain-in-the-neck. |
| The scene ends with a medium shot of Mr. Dennis casting a desiring look in the direction of Wanda off-screen. |
