Eve, you need to get this Spielberg fella to hire you as a consultant

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He seems to be a wee bit confused.

From imdb news:

"Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has been offered the ‘role of a lifetime’ to star in a new Steven Spielberg project as silent film legend Sarah Bernhardt. . . . The new biopic, entitled The Rivals, will trace the intense rivalry between Bernhardt - the undisputed queen of the silent era - and the pretender to her throne Eleonora Duse, who fought over parts and lovers during their long feud. "

Of course, Berhardt was the undisputed queen of the stage, not the screen. Her career largely predated cinema: she didn’t make her first movie until 1900, when she was already in her 50s.

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Oh my. I hope that’s not coming from Spielberg’s camp, but from some idjimit at imdb. Duse was also stage, not screen, IIRC.

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[innocently]
But it was silent stage, as talking plays had not been invented yet

[exeunt]

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Hmmph. I’ve been trying to a year to get a copy of my Kay Kendall book to Nicole, to interest her in it as a movie. I don’t guess any of you have her phone number?

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Yes, Nichole Kidman is the perfect actress to play the 5’ 3" Bernhardt. What, Jeanne Garofolo was too busy doing political ads? :slight_smile:

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No, that woman who starred in thos Soviet Fashion Show commercials for Wendy’s like 15 years back.

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Ooh, flashback: “Is now evenink vear!”

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New keyboard time. Must learn not to eat and read SDMB at the same time.

Evening wear!

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Yah. I knew her at the time, Lily Monkus. She was in Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Fugitive, and Homicide too.

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I cannot believe I still remember that commercial.

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No, but if you do get through to her, would you see if you can get Ewan McGregor’s phone number from her? Thanks.

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And what was worse, most plays back then were in black and white. Many an otherwise successful show was bankrupted by the exorbitant make-up expenses.

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The white pages has her dad’s number in Sydney

{phone number deleted}

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Jeeeeezus. Don’t DO that!