watching it on TV now (sort of...flipping around a lot). Mercifully I missed the scene with her beret. Unfortunately I did see the scene at the burial with all the other effed up berets.
I disagree somewhat with army_marine's post. I've been shaping and wearing berets as part of my uniform for 36 years. I never saw the point to the American obsession with shaving their berets. Perhaps it has so ething to do with the manufacturer. Mine, along with everyone else's, looked fine without being shaved. Never fuzzy, the soaking process took care of that. As for the "art of forming a beret" being too difficult and time consuming for actors and costumers, I don't think thats true. The trick is for them to put their arrogance aside and ask for advice. My advice would be to ensure you have the correct size, explan to them that the band ist to be level all aound the head and, in particular, resist the temptation to pull the band at the rear down over that bump on the back of the skull (women seem to be the worst offenders of this). Then, soak it thoroughly, wring out the excess, place it correctly on their head then shape it while they watch in the mirror. Now the key step: they have to wear it for approx 6 hours - periodically checking it in the mirror, getting used to hoe "right" feels and looks. After that time, remove and store carefully so as to retain its shape. The big problem? Actors would refuse to wear a wet beret around for 6 hours....
Why is this so important? Because, when key pieces of military dressare obviously effed up in a film, it instantly looses all credibility. If the film makers can't be bothered to get such an important yet simple detail correct, all their research is called into question.
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