Couldn't stand Mia Farrow's voice
Anyone else find this? That is one weird accent she has.
shareTrue. But it's a whole lot better than Cheryl tweedy Cole Fernandez-Versini's voice.
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MovieChat Forums > Rosemary's Baby (1968) Discussion > Couldn't stand Mia Farrow's voice
I always found Mia's British-tinged accent annoying too. I know she spent some time in England, but it seems I read that this is actually more of a 'Bryn Mawr' accent than British.
It comes off as sounding snooty.
I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.
Her father was Australian, her mother from Ireland and she went to convent school in England. With all of those accents going on hers is probably a little bit of all of them. My son picked up an English accent very quickly when we lived there for awhile when he was a kid. Lost it when we moved back here.
shareOne of the things I love about this movie is her voice. She has a very precise way of speaking that I find interesting. She enunciates well, and for some reason I feel like that adds to her character of being somewhat delicate.
shareI like her voice, it suits her! I think she was a perfect choice to play Rosemary! She's like a little vulnerable lamb!
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she probably had helium addiction.
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I was interested to see this thread, because my 19-year-old daughter watched this movie last night, and about 10 minutes into it, she said, "Why does Mia Farrow sound like women do in movies from the 30s and 40s?" After all the times I've seen it, I never thought of it that way, but I completely understand her question.
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No. Actors in those days were trained in elocution. They had proper training, usually on stage, unlike contemporary "actors" who are basically models with no training of any kind. How sad that people who speak clearly and enunciate are considered "snooty" or "trendy". Only in America. Whatever. I'll take actors of the past over today's celebrities with their lousy diction, mumbled words, and generic, whiny Mid-Western accents.
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No. Actors in those days were trained in elocution. They had proper training, usually on stage, unlike contemporary "actors" who are basically models with no training of any kind. How sad that people who speak clearly and enunciate are considered "snooty" or "trendy". Only in America. Whatever. I'll take actors of the past over today's celebrities with their lousy diction, mumbled words, and generic, whiny Mid-Western accents.
Well said and I so agree. Some movies you have to watch over and over to understand the dialogue. share
Oh, I agree with you! Her voice is so gentle and her manner of speaking is lovely...precise, as you say. John Cassavetes' accent on the other hand sounds so crass in comparison. Such a mismatched pair!
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