I, too, had my doubts about Glenn Close, but I thought she managed to credibly portray Nellis Forbush, adapting the requirements of the role around her own personality...and it worked. It was rather like seeing Te Kanawa in Verdi: she's really a Mozart/Strauss temperament, but still a credible singer in Otello and Boccanegra.
As to her portrayal of 'a naive, inexperienced, bubbly small-town girl with ingrained prejudices she's never thought about before', I can assure you that bigot come in all size, shapes, colors, and ages. There are still many adults who consider themselves enlightened, but would cringe if their teenage daughter chose to date a young man of a different racial background. Too bad you didn't see Ms. Close. I thought her approach to this was very credible. Too bad there was NO chemistry between her Nellie and de Becque...
Mark Montgomery
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Margaret Harrison wrote:
> admire Glenn Close as an actress, I could not envision her > as Nellie Forbush for too many reasons, starting with her > strong, mature persona. I could never imagine her being able > to convince me as being a naive, inexperienced, bubbly > small-town girl with ingrained prejudices she's never > thought about before.
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