Zebradelic

Meg Foster portrays Hester Prynne

In 1979, Meg Foster took on the iconic role of Hester Prynne in a four part miniseries adaptation of The Scarlet Letter for PBS. Unquestionably the most beautiful actress to tackle the part, Meg Foster also offered perhaps one of the best screen interpretations of Hester Prynne. This version of The Scarlet Letter is also passionately crafted and makes the most of the lush qualities of video, providing a softly personal look and feel.

Meg Foster is a joy to watch in The Scarlet Letter. She is photographed so lovingly, allowing the viewer to really explore her face and truly connect with the actress.

Here are some images of Meg Foster in The Scarlet Letter:

Meg Foster's eyes superimposed over the ocean

Meg Foster and John Heard

Jo Ann Harris in Michael O'Hara the Fourth

In 1972, Jo Ann Harris starred as Mike in Michael O'Hara the Fourth, a two part production from "The Wonderful World of Disney" series. The plot revolved around a girl who represented the fourth generation of a family of male police officers. While too young to be a cop, she still feels the need to be an amateur sleuth and takes it upon herself to try to help solve the crimes her father is investigating. The lovely Jo Ann Harris plays the role with great exuberance and is highly watchable as the cute teenage girl detective. Though 22 years old at the time, the actress looked young enough and certainly had the high-energy level to pull this off.

After watching the two 45 minute segments of Michael O'Hara the Fourth I really felt that it would have made a great regular series. The show had a fun premise, great chemistry between the stars (Jo Ann Harris shares many scenes with actor Michael McGreevey who played the geeky Norman) and Jo Ann Harris is a delight to watch (if the '70s Nancy Drew series had started a few years earlier she would have been perfect for it). It also would have been nice for Jo Ann Harris to have her own TV series (several years later she was part of the cast of the TV show Most Wanted but that was sadly cancelled after one season) instead of being the perpetual guest star of varying stature.

Here are some images of Jo Ann Harris in Michael O'Hara the Fourth (click on any pic to view full size):

Jo Ann Harris and Dan Dailey

Kelly Curtis in La Setta

In 1991, Kelly Curtis starred in a horror movie called La Setta. The film has been released with several different titles (the literal translation is The Sect) including The Devil's Daughter and Demons 4. It was directed by Michele Soavi, a cohort of famed Italian director Dario Argento (who co-wrote and co-produced the film).

La Setta is an engrossing, beautifully shot film which offers a fantastically unique viewing experience. Kelly Curtis is the star (alongside the prolific Herbert Lom) and simply put she does a great job here. The daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis and the sister of the famous Jaime Lee Curtis, Kelly Curtis prior to this mostly contented herself with small roles in various film and TV projects. Somehow, she came to take the lead role in La Setta and proved herself quite worthy. Director Michele Soavi favor the actress with many close-ups and she looks great throughout the movie.

In the most basic terms, Kelly Curtis is more physically attractive than Jamie Lee Curtis. There, I said it. Why? Mostly because Kelly Curtis looks more like Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis resembles Tony Curtis. Kelly Curtis also gives a very organic, natural performance in La Setta which I can only view positively and consider somewhat more watchable overall than the typical Jamie Lee Curtis performance.

Anyways, La Setta is an incredible film. I guess some people have unjustly compared it to the other work of Michele Soavi and Dario Argento, which is quite unnecessary. La Setta stands on its own whether or not one is familiar with the other work of the people involved. It is a magnificent film.

Here are some images of Kelly Curtis in La Setta: