Error in cast listing for Four Women and a Funeral (spoilers?)?
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professor_of_gamez — 9 years ago(September 29, 2016 08:32 AM)
The person listed for playing the stunning Josephina (sister of the designer the funeral was held for) looked and sounded like a woman (a gorgeous woman) and was referred to by the "girls" as Javier's sister is the man Shannon Williams.
Is this a mistake or is he just an EXTREMELY convincing female impersonator? I am guessing the former. -
beja-4 — 9 years ago(September 30, 2016 03:05 PM)
I actually think that it's accurate. Shannon Williams played the character Toot in
Once Were Warriors (1994)
. I've seen the film, and he's quite short (and at the time some years younger, of course) but with a slim physique, who could well play a woman. Here's a picture of him
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com:443/data.filmboards/images/upload/Njv1oDm.jpg
And here's a picture of Josephina, Javier's (the designer) sister;
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com:443/data.filmboards/images/upload/LmQGrMP.png
Usually there's a guest star in an episode, like Tatum O'Neal or Chandra Wilson (about 30 seconds, ha) and I guess some of the SATC team had seen Once Were Warriors and loved it, because it is very good, and decided to cast him
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beja-4 — 9 years ago(October 01, 2016 06:21 AM)
You're welcomed
Yes, they certainly did an amazing job with the make-up, but even as a she, she's quite flat-chested. Makes me think of Alicia Vikander who hasn't the biggest of breasts, but they pulled them up quite good in A Royal Affair.
The picture is from a short video on Youtube, where there's no speech, but as far as I recall, she was speaking with a heavy accent. But I agree, it's most likely a voice over.
