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re: Barbra vs Carol in HELLO, DOLLY!

Posted by:	Michael_Portantiere 11:31 am EDT 04/03/14
In reply to:	re: Barbra vs Carol in HELLO, DOLLY! - perfectlyfrank 03:41 pm EDT 04/02/14

"In the end, Kelly was the director and a 20-something Streisand did not yet have the power or goodwill that Kelly had at the time. As this was only her second film, Streisand still didn't call the shots." According to everything I've read, including some quotes from that time that are included in the newish book ROAD SHOW, that's simply not true. Kelly's only notable successes as a director were in collaboration with Stanley Donen, and Kelly is considered by many to have been over his head and out of his league when directing FLOWER DRUM SONG on stage and HELLO, DOLLY! on film. "Unlike the stage, film directors (and editors) have far more control on how a performance comes off." True in general, and in terms of editing, etc. But again, I highly doubt that Streisand's acting in the role of Dolly was influenced at all by Kelly.

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