On the issue of race and representation one can hardly ignore the Biblical/religious film where quite clearly many of the real life characters are Jewish and Roman/Italian, yet Hollywood etc. persists in portraying these peoples/races/ethnic identities as almost anything else other than Jewish, Roman/Italian etc. For example the Swedish, Germanic-looking Max von Sydow as Jesus in George Steven's _The Greatest Story Ever Told_ (1965), versus the American Jeffery Hunter as Jesus in Nicholas Ray's _King of Kings_ (1961), versus the Italian Enrique Irazogui as Jesus in Pier Paolo Pasolini's _The Gospel According to (St.) Matthew_ (1964). I understand that in the TV mini-series _Masada_ the producers were so concerned about making a visual differentiation between the Jewish Nation of Israel and the Roman occupation forces that most (if not all) significant actors were divided ethnically - American actors for Jews, British actors for Romans! The actors in Cecil B. DeMille's _The Ten Commandments_ (1956) is itself a microcosim of ethnic diversity. Regards, Anton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anton Karl Kozlovic Email: [log in to unmask] University of South Australia Ph: +61 8 302 6251 Fax: +61 8 302 6752 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]