Mary Tyler Moore fans who only know Valerie Harper as Mary Richard's gal pal Rhoda will probably be surprised at her complete transformation into the legendary Israeli prime minister Golda Meir for Jeremy Kagan's film adaptation of William Gibson's stage play. Though helped along by excellent makeup and a rubber nose, Harper beautifully captures the nuance of the larger-than-life figure, right down to the Midwestern American twang that would poke out from her Yiddish-inflected English. Like the play, the film never questions Israel's ongoing attitude towards its Arab neighbors, but then neither did Ms. Meir.
Golda (Harper) recounts the momentous even...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
89 mins