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That is how she was suppose to look. Innocent, naive, and always smiling. Think about a 19 yaer old woman in 1926 from Vermont would have acted in the China of that time. I think she did a great job in the role.
Lucky for us, Ms Bergen's true gift for comedy was discovered before she made too many "serious" movies.
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The ever-smiling (what a psychologist might call "a simian smile") young teacher would have bothered me, if I were in the presence of the young teacher.
That kind of smile looks so defensive, or maybe so deferential.
No one should smile like that, so constantly, where there is nothing to smile at.
At any rate, the smile looks forced, like a beauty pageant contestant who hasn't yet gotten it down.
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I am not a Candice Bergen fan, but I feel she performed well in this film. Having read the book, Ms. Bergen gets Ms. Eckhart's character right. The only problem I see is that Ms. Bergen is much too good-looking for the role (if I recall correctly, Ms. Eckhart is on the homely side.
shareIndeed she is. Hardly seems remotely related to her brash Murphy Brown character of many years later. She was very appealing here.
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