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| wombat (1/16/2006)
Connor also did a film version of the play Far East - another indi that is hard to get hold of but I have seen it and Connor was fantastic as ever!I haven't seen this film, probably not out in the UK but I think I might be familiar with the play Far East. Is that about claiming an inheritance or something and its set in World War 2? I have not seen it in theatre either but I think I may have heard of it.
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| It is set during the war - but the 'a' plot centres around a relationship between an American soldier and an oriental girl (which yes is frowned upon by his family). The 'b' plot concerns Connor's character who has been stealing secret documents and passing them on to the enemy as he is being blackmailed because of his homosexuality.Connor's performance is the best thing about the film which suffers too much from being a filmed play with no effort to make it feel otherwise.
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| wombat (1/18/2006)
It is set during the war - but the 'a' plot centres around a relationship between an American soldier and an oriental girl (which yes is frowned upon by his family). The 'b' plot concerns Connor's character who has been stealing secret documents and passing them on to the enemy as he is being blackmailed because of his homosexuality.Connor's performance is the best thing about the film which suffers too much from being a filmed play with no effort to make it feel otherwise.Don't like the idea of Connor Trinneer playing someone who 'bats for the other side' but it sounds like an interesting production. He has dissapointed me now. I still think he could do better in the movies along the lines of 'Meet the Fockers' and family movies such as that. I still say he could be the next Tom Hanks if he wanted to be. How awful.
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| Don't see why you should be disappointed - Connor is an actor and that means his motivation is to portray as wide a range of characters as possible without reference to any moral judgments. It's just his job after all - whatever my own feelings on the subject, it doesn't detract from a great performance. And with his features and range of expression he is ideal to play roles that demand a lot of sensitivity. I agree that he has the breadth of talent to rival Tom Hanks who can turn his hand to almost anything - and in passing I would refer you to his Oscar winning performance in Philadelphia.
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| wombat (1/18/2006)
Don't see why you should be disappointed - Connor is an actor and that means his motivation is to portray as wide a range of characters as possible without reference to any moral judgments. It's just his job after all - whatever my own feelings on the subject, it doesn't detract from a great performance. And with his features and range of expression he is ideal to play roles that demand a lot of sensitivity. I agree that he has the breadth of talent to rival Tom Hanks who can turn his hand to almost anything - and in passing I would refer you to his Oscar winning performance in Philadelphia.You're absolutely right of course. I suppose I found it shocking at first. I think I have a typically British attitude when it comes to that sort of thing (the way I have been brought up I suppose) - but when in Rome, do what the Romans do. Actually, although initially dissapointed I think he was quite brave to play a role like that. Can't of been easy. Yeah, Philadelphia was a good'n, Tom Hanks is a very good actor and versatile as well. I remember that winning quite a few awards. Sorry for being so narrow minded.
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| Again I'm sorry, I feel a complete jerk for saying that now. It was a case of 'Fallen Hero' for a moment there.
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| | Hey it's not a problem - we're all entitled to our opinions and mine are probably the same as yours. But for an actor it's simply a case of portraying a character truthfully. I won't be rushing out to see Brokeback Mountain but Heath Ledger's preformance is by all accounts heartbreaking and I that's just him doing his job. If an actor takes a role he or she isn't there to make moral judgments, only to 'be' that person as honestly as possible. And if we, the audience, don't like the subject matter then we simply don't see the film. The consequences for Connor's character at the time this film was set were catastrophic because of the prevalent homophobia in society and more so in the armed services and it was interesting to look back with our more modern eyes at what was happening to such people so short a time ago. Thanks for the gorgeous picture - nice way to start the day!
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