| .... that Younger Brother, player by Brad Dourif, makes a much bigger impression in the film, to say nothing of Evelyn Nesbit. It’s not for nothing that the film’s other Oscar nomination for acting, aside from Rollins as Coalhouss, is Elizabeth McGovern) - which, since Nesbit sings one music-hall number early in the stage version and is basically never heard from again. sort of says all that needs to be said regarding how much the focus with this piece (and others) can vary widely not just from viewer to viewer, but from adaptation to adaptation. |
