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   gggg gggg to Stone me   
   Re: A Lion in Winter(1968)   
   23 Oct 22 01:13:04   
   
   From: ggggg9271@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, September 10, 2010 at 12:56:10 PM UTC-7, Stone me wrote:   
   > Director:Anthony Harvey   
   > This is a feast that one rarely sees laid out.   
   > The historical setting and dramatic backdrop are   
   > seconded by the human relationships between the   
   > two leading actors Hepburn and OToole, and to a   
   > lesser extent between the group of parents,3 sons   
   > and OToole's lover.   
   > The overall performance might have been better for   
   > me if Hepburn's somewhat limited voice range could   
   > have carried the emotion better to compensate for the   
   > slightly stone-faced effect she gave, possibly due   
   > to the white cloth surround to her face.   
   > While I say that, the moments when she showed a tear   
   > were as effective as could be.   
   > I think she still demonstrated that hers was as good   
   > a performance as I've seen her give.   
   > Watching it demanded my fullest attention,but I finished   
   > with the feeling it had been so worth it.   
   > p.s. I never understood the dislike people have had for   
   > Timothy Dalton. With the role as manipulative King of   
   > France I found him faultless.   
   > Stone me.   
      
   Did you like the music of that movie?:   
      
   (2022 Youtube upload):   
      
   "Dave's Faves No. 323 (John Barry's "The Lion in Winter")"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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