Harry Potter: Anti-American clarification

[cubfanbudwoman]

SSSusan:
> > Saddest part for me, a *huge* Rickman fan, is that when he tries 
> > to do an American accent, he tends to lose some of that 
> > wonderful plumminess in his voice.  (Think the "DON'T lie... to 
> > me" line from the potions storage cupboard in GoF. :-))

JenD:
> 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...


SSSusan:
I'm afraid, as a Yank, I know *nothing* about different British 
accents, so I can't speak to what Rickman's "doing" in Snape.  (In 
fact, I thought he was just doing his natural voice!)  There are 
some folks on OTC who've talked about this kind of thing before, but 
I know nothing. :-|

I *do* know, however, the name of the film you're thinking of:  Blow 
Dry.  I love that movie, and his role of Phil Allen.

Siriusly Snapey Susan