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Article: Real life: It's all Greek to him
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- Jerusalem Post
- Article date:
- February 27, 1995
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ADINA HOFFMAN
Jerusalem Post
02-27-1995
THE BROWNING VERSION
Directed by Mike Figgis. Screenplay by Ronald Harwood, from the play by Terence Rattigan. 97 minutes. Hebrew title: Girsat Browning. English dialogue, Hebrew subtitles. Parental guidance suggested.
Andrew Crocker-Harris....Albert Finney
Laura Crocker-Harris....Greta Scacchi
Frank Hunter....Matthew Modine
Tom Gilbert....Julian Sands
More often than not, remakes of fine old films don't work. Aside from the nostalgia factor (who wants their memories of a favorite black-and-white stamped out by garish screen color? ), a simpler question of motivation arises. Why bother rehashing what was already so good? To outshine it? To ...
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