Harry Potter: Anti-American clarification

[alora67]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rdas at f...> wrote:
 
> I have wondered, if you SSusan know, just what kind of accent is 
> Alan Rickman doing for Snape? Is it just a middle of the road 
> British accent, an "acting British" accent (the plumminess comes to 
> mind) or something else? I have seen him in other British things and 
> I love the accents he's used in them(the film where he was the 
> hairdresser comes to mind, but alas the name of said film does 
> not) . He seems very comfortable switching British accents. I feel 
> very sorry for most actors who have to take on a Southern American 
> accent. It's the easiest to caricature and therefore the easiest to 
> mangle. 
> JenD, speaking to herself in her own genuine Southern accent...


I have to agree with you there, he does a wonderful job switching 
accents.  But then, I could listen to AR read off the phone book, I 
like him so much ;).  And, yes, that southern accent is so hard to 
pull off. I have yet to hear a really good one, even from an American 
actor.  I'm from Texas, so I should know!*LOL* I also have relatives 
in Georgia and that's a whole 'nother ball of wax, that is!! O_O

Alora :)