Rita Tushingham


that part was the only part of the film that didn't make sense
they couldn't have a picked an actress that looked at all like Julie Christie?

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Perhaps they thought that she looked like a young Omar Sharif.

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in what way?

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Well, obviously its a personal opinion, but if you look at some photos of the young Omar Sharif and then look at some photos of Rita as she was in the film, there is some resemblance. Her hair in the film has been colored a bit blonder too, to suggest a trait that she might have got from Lara.

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Perhaps they thought that she looked like a young Omar Sharif.


No.

The director obviously wanted the movie to have an all-star cast, so he chose Rita Tushingham, who was a very popular English actress at the time.

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I just finished watching it and think that Rita Tushingham's features do resemble those of Julie Christie. She has full lips and large eyes. They just don't come together in the same way to be beautiful. This is not uncommon in families. Adding in Omar Sharif's strong features to the mix make it possible she could be their daughter.

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Same with Katya who looked nothing like Lara or Pasha.

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