Not really...but apparently, for this movie he will play a blind character. That's something new for him. I wonder if he will call up Emily Watson, his costar in Red Dragon, and ask her for some tips... Anyway, looking forward to seeing him...not seeing.
shareI have to say that it would be exciting to see him play such a role, because I assume it would be quite difficult. I like to see him take on challenges, because he usually succeed very well in it and prove his acting abillities.
shareWell said zazza, I agree. Ralph always seems willing to tackle challenging roles. Let's see, in Schindler's List he played a man with out a conscious, in The English Patient he played a man with out skin, in Spider he played a man without speech, and now he'll be playing a man without sight. The one thing you can count on him always possessing , however, is the ability to make us understand the character he's playing, who they are and why they do what they do. It always amazes me how he can make one empathize with some of the dark characters he has played. Well, I could go on and on, but suffice it to say...I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with this role.
shareLet's see, conscious should actually be spelled conscience. In Spider he more precisely played a man without sanity. The lack of speech was only a consequence of the the lack of sanity. Otherwise, your comment is interesting and informative.
shareIt will be very good to see again the great talent of Ralph!He as excellent interpretations in:
"Schindler´s List"(sexy vilon);
"Quiz Show";(very good);
"The English Patient"(very handsome,it is is best work);
"Spider"(very strange film,but with a good interpretation);
"Red Dragon"(another fine and sexy vilon)...
So if he will be a blind man in "White Countess",i have shure that he will not disapoint anyone!!!
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What about "Maid in Manhatten"? Didn't you think he nailed an American mid-west accent, or was he affecting a speech impediment?
"i have shure that he will not disapoint anyone." Hooked on phonics? Interesting syntax, too.
As much as I admire Ralph Feinnes's acting in Schindler's List, The English Patient, Sunshine, Wuthering Heights, I found him not very convincing as a blind man. Especially after seeing Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. Probably a very significant part of Feinnes's magnetism is in his eyes, and when he has to keep them blank it affects his acting unfavorably. I mean, it' is still passable, but far from his best.
shareNot convincing? That's an understatement. A number of times Feinnes seems to focus on something - the person he's talking to, or something off camera. But the real problem is the script, that makes being blind seem something far easier than what it is. I can't imagine a blind person opening a extravigant bar, at least without being robbed blind, if you'll pardon the expression, in the process. Even more, there's probably never been a blind person brave enough to plunge into a panic stricken mob, as Jackson does late in the movie.
shareNot to mention 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", in which he plays a most evil character... without a nose! :-)
shareI thought he'd play the blind american diplomat, but then I read somewhere that he's the british night club owner, and someone else is to play the blind guy. This disappointed me a little... I'd like to see Ralph act blind. =)
shareWell Ralph IS to play the blind diplomat. Another interesting challenge for him :)
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Oh he IS? Kewl.
shareA few photos from the set:
http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2005_The_White_Countess_photo.html
well from watching Sunshine [a movie in which he plays three totally different characters] i have no doubt that Ralph will pull this off fine.
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More photos at www.sonyclassics.com under "coming soon."
shareYes, saw the movie last night.
RALPH does indeed play a man who lost his sight during an accident, and plays him brilliantly.
Watch the body language... crippled, yet diffident. A man humbled by circumstance.
Brilliant.
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