Well, and I mean this with the greatest respect, the same could be said of Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight. He was portraying a Mark Twain who never was, but so convincingly that I think many people who saw it (myself included) came away believing they were as close to seeing the original Twain as was possible. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Martha Sherwood Sent: Saturday, November 9, 2019 7:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: new film Harriet I cannot comment on this film, which I have not seen, but Amazing Grace is a good example of a Hollywood movie which has the trappings of historical accuracy but portrays events in a thoroughly fictitious manner. Martha Sherwood On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 7:15 AM Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > folks, I believe some of you will be interested: > > Perhaps this is predictable (it's really, really hard to depict these > histories to everyone's satisfaction at the current moment): but the > controversy over the new film Harriet is for real (even though it has > a full 99% audience-like rating on rotten tomatoes). > & ps: I have encouraged my own students to see it (they all read Uncle > Tom's Cabin & Douglass' Narrative this semester): I'd love hearing > anyone's thoughts about the film, as either a teaching device or just > an aesthetic/historical account. > > > https://www.theroot.com/despite-controversies-cynthia-erivo-as-harriet > -tubman-1839590139 > > > > Dr. Hal Bush > > Professor of English & > > Director of the Undergraduate Program > > Saint Louis University > > [log in to unmask] > > 314-977-3616 > > http://halbush.com > > author website: halbush.com >