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| re: Glass Menagerie Broadcast Question | |
| Posted by: lordofspeech 08:55 am EST 02/16/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Glass Menagerie Broadcast Question - Michael_Portantiere 05:34 pm EST 02/15/19 | |
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| Agree with Mr. Portantiere. The black and white of this GLASS MENAGERIE is evocative of the past (through a glass darkly), and the casting of the young, querulous, kind Sam Waterston is perfection. Michael Moriarty gives a performance that everyone at the time, justifiably, raved about (what an actor he was!), the Laura (Joanna Miles) is good but the production isn’t tilted to focus on her. Instead, Katherine Hepburn’s multi-faceted ferocity to save and protect her children is the centerpiece. Yankee though she may be, I can’t imagine anyone surpassing the defiant optimism and consequent heartbreak Miss Hepburn brings to this role, as well as the remembered dazzle of her youthful charisma as a belle. Probably helped Hepburn (both here and with her triumph in the “Long Day’s Journey” film) that she herself had the experience of having been a much-desired beauty. Anyway, it’s a great version. |
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| Thanks! | |
| Posted by: sfow1 02:13 pm EST 02/16/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Glass Menagerie Broadcast Question - lordofspeech 08:55 am EST 02/16/19 | |
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| Glad I chose this version, as i really enjoyed it. | |
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| re: Glass Menagerie Broadcast Question | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 10:36 am EST 02/16/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Glass Menagerie Broadcast Question - lordofspeech 08:55 am EST 02/16/19 | |
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| Just one thing, the Hepburn GLASS MENAGERIE is in color, not black and white. Although the color is appropriately somewhat muted. I have always gone back and forth about Hepburn's accent in this. Hard to explain, but I would say there is a New England sound to the timbre of her speech even though her pronunciations are convincingly Southern. A great performance, nonetheless. |
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