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However, the failure to have all cast members master their accents is rather distracting at times. For a play that hinges on the stark contrast between Brits and Southerners, it is particularly essential to have the accents be convincing. The differences between the accents of Marsh and Monticello made it difficult to believe that their characters were both British; when juxtaposed with Marsh’s successful accent, Monticello’s accent seemed to sound questionably Australian...
...caustic wit and crisp British accent make Dr. Knock both sympathetic as the only voice of scientific logic in the small town of San Maurice and—once Dr. Knock successful converts the population of San Maurice to depend on his “treatments”—believable in his monstrosity as a megalomaniac authority figure who creates bedridden, paying patients out of healthy townspeople. Above all, she excels at that transition between disappointed young doctor and crazed dictator...
...image of the suave, kindly Frenchman since Charles Boyer and Louis Jourdan hung up their spats. (For a startle: Malaga's own Antonio as the real-life Pierre? He explains, lamely but gamely, that his mother was Spanish, and that he speaks five languages, "all with a Spanish accent." Anyway, he has the savoir-faire, or unforced machismo, to bring...
Banderas is the highlight of the film. With his sexy Spanish accent and enthralling eyes, Banderas has the charisma to carry “Take the Lead.” As Dulaine, he is convincing as the charming, chivalrous ladies man and capable of showing pensiveness and emotion when placed in a difficult situation. Banderas is also an exceptional dancer; his Argentine Tango is impeccable...
...basics--handmade pastas; slowly cooked Bolognese sauce; wild mushrooms, greens and berries foraged from the forest floor and served nearly unadorned the same day. In 1993, when Batali helped launch his first restaurant, P, he brought that unaffected Italian sensibility to downtown Manhattan. (He also needlessly added an accent mark to the name of Italy's Po River.) "He was doing some things so simple--things like affogato, which is gelato [Italian ice cream] with a shot of espresso in it. It's a classic in Italian restaurants, but I had never seen it in the U.S. And there...