During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush (Glenn Close) and an older French plantation owner.
Calculating her age, she was 54 when she filmed this disaster. If her character was young then the older french plantation owner should have been 100.
Glen close singing the words to the songs were just ridiculous sounding.
It's a shame, since I do like her in other movies that she made.
Right! Thank you! It's like they wanted Glen Close in that movie so they remade it. Problem is some of the songs just don't work with it that way. In the original Mitzi Gaynor was 25 when she filmed it while her leading man was in his 50's. It made sense. When he sings, "This is what I've longed for. Someone young and smilin', Climbin' up my hill!" or "Younger man than I,Officers and doctors.
Probably pursue her" How silly that made them look. I adore Glenn Close, but I think it was a silly move she made. Not to mention, her features don't fit that time period at all, nor does her short mannish hairdo. She looked straight out of the early 90's. I was so angry. They just cut all the lines Cable has about Nellie loving a man in his middle age and how strange it is. It's just so silly. I'm so glad others think so too.
Every writer is a frustrated actor who recites his lines in the hidden auditorium of his skull.
In this case, "they" is Glenn Close herself. She wanted to play the part so much that she financed the production.
shareYup, definitely miscast and one of the weaker elements of a weak story line. And the makeup they put her in to smooth out her facial features made her look like she fell asleep in a tanning bed with her goggles on. I very much like Glenn Close but this was not an assignment she should have accepted.
shareCasting Glenn Close in the musical version of South Pacific was a wrong move, because in the musical, Nellie Forbush is young. However, in Michener's Tales of the South Pacific--the book the musical is based on--Nellie is much older. So if they were to do a movie of the book, then she may have been a better choice, but for this, no...
shareThis movie was dismal... however I liked the idea of Nellie being an older woman who had finally found the right man for her... unfortunatly all the songs (his and hers) impy that he is say 50 and she is 18 to 20... it is also implied that Nellie is the prettiest of the nurses and one would guess that she would have already been snapped up by one of the officers or at least have some totally in love with her and therefore trying to come between her and Emile. However an older woman (40s?) would get overlooked by the men in favor of the 18 yr old nurses. And an inteligent man like Emile would probly be happier with an older and more intelligent woman (with a warm and younghearted personality) than a ditzy 18 yr old.
shareCasting Glenn Close in the musical version of South Pacific was a wrong move, because in the musical, Nellie Forbush is young. However, in Michener's Tales of the South Pacific--the book the musical is based on--Nellie is much older. So if they were to do a movie of the book, then she may have been a better choice, but for this, no...
Ok, for the record, Glenn Close was 45 when she made this film. This film was her idea. She is a great actress, but your right, she was too old to play Nellie.
shareHelen Dallimore, who plays one of the Nurses, would have been better. She was amazing in Wicked in London.
A million sympathies for Jennifer Hudson.
Glenn Close was born in 1947 which would have made her 53 or 54 when this version played TV in 2001.
shareMore to the point Glenn Close is one of the producers!
shareI am watching this version of South Pacific and it should not have been made. It is the worst version of one of the most beautiful musicals. She was definitely too old to play Nellie and she shouldn't be wearing pants when she visits Emile on the plantation. Women would be wearing a blouse and skirt-not pants during the war! I have seen many productions of this musical and Nellie always wears a skirt except when she wears the sailor suit! I am changing the channel now, this is unbearable.
sharethis was definitely one of the worst remakes I have ever seen. Glenn Close was totally miscast. YUCK! I stopped watching half way.
shareHow kind of you to say, "abit." I'd say it went way too far. This is just depressing to watch. Ms. Close has much talent, but this role absolutely makes her look silly.
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