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Why does Moira Kelly play two parts?

posted 12 years ago by don-lockwood
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His first girlfriend and Oona O'Neill, his last wife. Why? That was just distracting in what was already a languidly paced biopic.

[–] veeaddict 12 years ago

Oona reminded him of his first love so they cast Kelly to play both parts so that the audience could see that resemblence and understand the reason why he was so taken by her.

[–] don-lockwood 12 years ago

I found it too gimmicky and distracting more than anything else, even if they had some reason to do it, and even though she was fine in both roles.

[–] Cognoscente (2778) 4 years ago

It reminds me of the official sequel to God of Gamblers.

[–] MadSimian 11 years ago

Also, it seems to me that each of the subsequent women/girls he fell for reminded him in some way or another of Hetty(exception would probably be Paulette Goddard) almost as if he were trying to recreate his love for the "one that got away/one true love" he had with her.

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[–] KrazeeforKittiez 11 years ago

IMO that was a terrific idea. I liked it when he said "I have been waiting for you".

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

just noticed that.

[–] Thadd (339) 2 years ago

Yeah!