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 Chip1012
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Boston | posted: 11/19/2004 at 3:51:40 AM ET
thinking of buying the dvd, anyone reccommend it?
"The child is so sweet and the girls are so rapturous. Isn't it lovely how artist's can capture us?~" Sunday in the Park with George
|  Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 11/19/2004 at 6:51:48 AM ET
If you're getting it just to see Bernadette, you may be disappointed: she's only in the first 15 minutes or so. However, I find it interesting to see her early work, where she seems to have often been cast as an aggressive, loud, self-involved beauty. None of the gentle, vulnerable, sweet persona that we see later.
That said, I very much enjoy watching plays/movies of Odets (and others) and think this is an interesting slice of life.
| Karen
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5/3/2002 | posted: 11/19/2004 at 9:27:13 AM ET
I recommend it too. It's worth seeing on its own for the historical interest of the play and the other actors involved, but Bernadette is really, really good. As Jean said, her character is completely unlikable--a very tough, vulgar, phony, destructive woman. She plays the part very directly, without any attempts to soften it or garner sympathy. It's a smaller, supporting role, but very memorable.
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