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Domingo is more limited as an actor than Philippe Noiret, who played Neruda in the film, but he approached the 134th role of his career gamely -- even letting himself appear as an old guy, pants belted above his waist, rather than in the matinee-idol guise that Domingo is still well able to muster -- and sang with autumnal ardor about love, fatherland and poetry.
Domingo's tenor lifts respectable, but too literal, 'Il Postino' by Daniel Catán Anne Midgette 2010
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So it was this week, as Israel's government was shaken but outwardly unstirred by the entry into politics of a matinee-idol newsman and of a quietly impressive everyman who won his captive son's return from Hamas.
Bradley Burston: Israel's Netanyahu, The Man Who Can't Lose -- Or Can He? Bradley Burston 2012
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He has matinee-idol good looks and an attractive lyric voice of emerging shadings that, with careful cultivation, could put him on track for solid success in the song repertoire.
Rodney Punt: Schubert's Winterreise from Le Salon de Musiques Rodney Punt 2011
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Domingo is more limited as an actor than Philippe Noiret, who played Neruda in the film, but the 69-year-old approached the 134th role of his career gamely -- even letting himself appear as an old guy, pants belted above his waist, rather than in the matinee-idol guise he is still well able to muster -- and sang with autumnal ardor about love, and fatherland, and poetry.
Il Postino delivers in LA Anne Midgette 2010
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He has matinee-idol good looks and an attractive lyric voice of emerging shadings that, with careful cultivation, could put him on track for solid success in the song repertoire.
Rodney Punt: Schubert's Winterreise from Le Salon de Musiques Rodney Punt 2011
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There's no movie magic happening, no matinee-idol looks to win us over — just lovely work from a great actor in stride.
Out of the Picture 2010
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It showcases a matinee-idol young Scottish squaddie's ruddy complexion, perfect white teeth, and the (now ominously) nicotine-stained fingers of the army careers officer.
A backwards salute to recruitment films Mark Simpson 2010
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He has a voice reminiscent of the young Jon Vickers, but with more warmth and Mediterranean luster, and the kind of matinee-idol looks and committed acting that make him a compelling presence onstage.
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With a voice reminiscent of the young Jon Vickers, but with more warmth and Mediterranean luster, and with the kind of matinee-idol looks and committed acting that make him a compelling presence onstage, Kaufmann outclasses all of his current competitors in the heldentenor stakes.
On DVD: Lohengrin 2010
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While onstage, Ms. Zamora sang a few duets with Mr. Gunn, the baritone with matinee-idol looks.
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