Ms. Skuce gave a splendid performance, singing with warm, rich tone and endless agility, though her ardent portrayal was sometimes undercut by the inanely randy carryings-on that came with the staging.
The "Little House" books were well received by the reading public and critics alike; their warm, truthful portrayal of a life made picturesque by its very simplicity charmed generations of readers.
This movie's generally warm, honest portrayal of Southern whites — a group that tends to be either sentimentalized or sneered at in movies and on television — is one of its striking features.
June 21 , 1921New York City, New York June 7 , 1965New York City, New York Judy Holliday, original name Judith Tuvim (born June 21 , 1921 New York, New York, U.S. died June 7 , 1965 New York City) American actress noted for her distinctive voice and her warm, intelligent portrayal of funny and endearing "dumb blondes" on stage and in film.
Some listeners will find his warm, passionate portrayal of the merciful emperor an antidote to the generic, antiseptic style in which Mozart can be played today; others will balk at his expressive tuning, and wonder why he sounds as if he is limbering up for Nessun Dorma.
The lead performances are matched in power by Ms. Penn's trashy flouncing do-gooder, Ms. Zellweger's saccharine bleeding-heart masochist and the warm-hearted portrayal by Patrick Fugit (from "Almost Famous") of Astrid's one true friend, a cartoonist, the son of drug addicts, who is also bouncing around the foster-care system.
But, he notes, those warm, fanciful portrayals shrank over the years as America's economic and political interests in the Middle East grew.
As Benjamin Franklin, Conrad John Schuck gives a warm and humorous portrayal.
