| re: And talking about Forty Carats |
| Last Edit: Delvino 08:45 am EDT 09/02/24 |
| Posted by: Delvino 08:45 am EDT 09/02/24 |
| In reply to: And talking about Forty Carats - FinalPerformance 05:44 pm EDT 09/01/24 |
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| I saw it, and remember how Love Boat-ish it felt even then. What's worth noting about age and "second chances at love": it would have to be called Sixty Carats today to have teeth and impact. The idea of a 40-year-old woman and a man in his 20s causing a stir is beyond silly. It briefly became a community theatre staple (I saw a production in Peoria, IL). Julie Harris enhanced the stakes, because she was fundamentally a shapeshifting character actor. She was gorgeously attired and groomed, but underneath was that eccentricity - Eleanor Vance in The Haunting springs to mind immediately - which brought needed quirky charm. When you see the piece with a television star, it's twice as bland. |
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