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Peter Whittle
Monday 22nd February 2010
My Picture of the Week
Vanessa Redgrave went well beyond the call of duty last night when she accepted the BAFTA Fellowship from its new President, Prince William. Not just a nod of the head, but a sweeping courtsey...
For some of us, knowledge of the political leanings of an actor can get in the way of a performance. I recall James Delingpole once commenting that he could not watch Sean Connery as Bond any more without thinking "that horrible Scottish nationalist". While I understand this completely, I think one should try to resist it. Vanessa Redgrave is still one of the greatest instinctive actresses of our time; I love watching her despite, well, everything.
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About Peter Whittle
Peter Whittle is director of the New Culture Forum and author of Look at Me: Celebrating the Self in Modern Britain, Private Views: Voices from the Front Line of British Culture, Monarchy Matters and, most recently, Being British: What's Wrong With It? (Biteback).
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