Oh, it's a total soap staple, Penelope. As is the, "let's move three feet away from this other person so we can have a private conversation they won't possibly be able to hear"!Penelope wrote:cam wrote:Holm spoke over people's shoulders because of the filming technique. People in 40s-50s films often did that if they were in conversation with someone else that we are meant to see face-on. In other words converstaion was carried on "over the shoulder" so we could see both actors in one shot. Directors do this less and less, thank God.
It's still a staple of soap operas, thank God! :;):
I think one of the best things about All About Eve is Baxter's subtle performance, too. You're almost rooting for her in the beginning until you figure out what her game is. And then she becomes the most vile Hollywood, ladder-stepping egotist you've ever seen. It's just delicious.