Why is a 40 year old woman playing a teenager in this film? I know she's Barbra and that it was her film, but still they
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bedrock1960 — 11 years ago(August 09, 2014 07:43 AM)
I watched it last night after a few years and I found Ms. Streisand to be completely credible as a 28 year old. Leave us not forget the conditions in which the character lived, the labor she did, the exposure to the elements - no time for hair extensions, massages, painted nails and the pampering that are available for today's woman. Naturally, she would look more mature than the average 28 year old woman of the 21st century.
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bpollen — 11 years ago(December 22, 2014 01:32 PM)
It's a good thing you're not in the movie business. Your suggestions would've guaranteed the movie would end up in the trash can.
The only star in the movie was Streisand. Without her in it, the movie would've bombed, unless they replaced her with a box office draw actress (who is Jewish) with amazing vocal skills.
Streisand was an adult (I didn't realize she was 40 at the time), but really, unlike most people, she didn't have a single wrinkle or bag or sag. Just like a young person.
Kristy McNichol? Melissa Gilbert? I hope those are joke suggestions because they would have been horrible in it. And neither is Jewish.
There really was no other choice than Streisand for the role.