New poll for HPFGU-Movie

[Donna]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Maris" <maris at m...> wrote:
>   I also agree.  Has anyone seen him portray Sejanus, in "I, 
Claudius"?  Perfectly, totally *evil*..... the kind that Hamlet might 
have been referring to with his 'smile, and smile, and be a 
villain'.  (Didn't look it up to make sure I have it exact, hence not 
quotes.)  :-)
>   He'd be a great Death Eater, if not one of the 'heroes' of the 
story! 
> 
>   Snuffles

I have enjoyed Patrick Stewart's performances for many years.  Yes, I 
vividly remember him as Sejanus.  I still get chills.  How about his 
recent work, Captain Ahab in Moby Dick comes to mind.

Has anyone seen him do "A Christmas Carol"?  His versatility is 
amazing.

I have always been impressed with the quality of actors being brought 
to these films.  In my own experience, I have found that since my 
kids love these movies, I have the opportunity to bring classic 
literature to their attention.  When they ask me about the actor who 
plays a certain role, I bring to their attention other things that 
actor has done.  For example, Kenneth Branagh.  When the kids asked 
about him, I told them about his forays into Shakespeare.

They expressed interest in seeing some of that and as a result, we 
rented "Much Ado About Nothing".  Voila, Shakespeare was introduced.  
Even Daniel Radcliffe was a way to bring Dickens into my home.  We 
have our own copy of "David Copperfield".  From the films, it's a 
short jump to books.

Because of films like these, my home library is expanding.  It's a 
great way to lead children to read.

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