Talk:Vanessa Redgrave
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[edit] Remove "Neutrality" Tag?
- I haven't followed this article closely, but it seems like the "neutrality" tag can be removed, now that the "Propaganda" and "Estrangement" issues seem to have been resolved. Any thoughts?Davemcarlson 16:38, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
- I say remove it unless someone can show a reason why not, other than unsourced unverified attacks from people who don't sign their comments. User:Pedant 05:59, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Propaganda
This article is leftist propaganda. It whitewashes the theft of the story for "Julia" and more directly, the "Playing for Time" controversy.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.231.217.37 (talk • contribs) 8 March 2006
The neutrality of this remark is disputed! Any facts to back up the so-called "Whitewash" of the alleged"theft" of the story for the "Julia" film? And stating the entire article as "leftist propaganda" should not be allowed to remain.
[edit] Estrangement
"Estrangement" seems too strong a word to use in the opening paragraph. The only evidence I could find of any disagreement/tension between Vanessa Redgrave and her sister Lynn, is in a BBC interview from 1991 that I've recently sourced. This disagreement was over Vanessa's opposition to the Persian Gulf War, and she makes it clear in the interview that she respects her sister's right to her own opinion abut this conflict.
Originally, someone stated in this opening paragraph that it was Vanessa's "left-wing views" that were responsible for an "estrangement" from her sister. Yet no source was quoted to support this.
Perhaps that whole statement about "estrangement" (for whatever reason) needs to be deleted, as the only source I've discovered refers more to a disagreement, rather than an estrangement, between the sisters.
Other thoughts/ideas?
Michael
- If its contensious then you should tone it down or at the very least move it further down the article and add the propper qualifications.--JK the unwise 16:00, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Page Format
I re-formatted the page using headings. As a result, obvious gaps became evident, e.g. Redgrave's early stage career. I'll work on adding information over the next few days and of course, welcome others' contributions.
Michael
[edit] Missing Film in filmography
In 1985 Vanessa Redgrave stared in a three part American Playhouse series Television Movie. It's title is " Three Sovereigns for Sister Sarah " and portrays the sister of two of the women convicted and executed during the Salem Witch trials. The focus of the movie pointed to greed more than witchcraft as the motivator for the trials. Sarah Cloyce the character Ms. Redgrave portrayed gives an acount of the events that led up to the trials and her use of a map at the end of the movie reveals a new idea for the reason the trials really occured. Those few men and mostly women brought to trial apparently refused to sell land to minister Samuel Parris and others of the church who were his friend. And the map shows just who recieved the land after it was taken from the accused. An excellent movie and a very valid new idea for the cause behind the Salem Witch trials.
[edit] Redgrave working to deny people prosperity
Vanessa Redgrave amongst those denying people work and prosperity.
The people of Rosia Montana in Romania have the chance to get some investment in their poverty stricken region. But people like Redgrave work to deny them this investment.
[edit] Redgrave and Israel
I'm no expert on the subject, but it seems that the antagonism between Redgrave and the state of Israel is insufficiently documented here. The _Julia_ incident seems in need of a touch more detail explaining the reasons JDL was protesting. Further, without the context of later events -- especially her bizarre 1980 claim that Israeli snipers deliberately targeted Palestinian schoolchildren -- the whole seems insufficiently clear. Pending comments from others, I do not change the article. Czrisher 01:31, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Redgrave on 60 Minutes
I swear I felt that Mike Wallace was acting rude with her. He judged her polictics , he judged her smoking. But it was okay because Redgrave defended herself and what she had to say was very interesting. I think that Redgrave is one of the most smartest people who knows what she's talking about. And i liked when she said that she would never retire because we don't need another Legend of the screen gone.
[edit] Working in the US
I thought members of a communist party weren't allowed entry into the United States. Or is it different for celebs? Perhaps in the United States, as in the former Soviet Union, some are more equal than others.
194.46.166.145 01:41, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Redgrave has never been a member of a communist party in the sense of a pro-Moscow or pro-Peking Communist Party, which were the only parties covered by the US regulations. Mia-etol (talk) 21:10, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Better photo
As one of the greatest living actors is it not possible to get a better photo of Redgrave, for example from one of her film or theatre performances? Thanks, Psteven (talk) 13:58, 9 March 2008 (UTC)P
[edit] Oscar acceptance speech
An anonymouds user 24.4.202.167 has asked for a citation regarding Redgrave's allegation in her aceptance speech that the Academy had received death threats. However it's unclear whether he/she wants a citation verifying that Redgrave said this or a citation verifying that the Academy received death threats. Unless this is clarified I'd be in favour of removing this request for a citation. The source cited for the following quote makes no mention of death threats. --Mia-etol (talk) 08:57, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
