Thank you for sharing the link, Jenny. It is an interesting opinion. One thing the discussion didn't include was the *delivery* of those accents. All the actors mentioned are heavy-weights in the industry - it wouldn't do just to have any person with an English-accent serve the part. The accomplished actor can make him or herself understood.
This reminds me that the actors in the film The Statement about a French man sought for crime, and based in France, intended for a market of speakers of English (i.e. in North America and in the UK) used British actors and likely the RP accent (let's see - that's received pronunciation, right?) - because the director felt that British actors better portrayed the European person. The film was the more powerful, therefore. What is tricky to do, for some British and American actors, is the Canadian accent ~ Nobody asked, but I'll say it anyway - there isn't a way of speaking 'un-accented' - any way we speak, there is an accent ;) bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
