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Lionel Mandrake

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20. I also get mixed up

Mon Jul 29, 2013, 04:38 PM

Jul 2013

on the rare occasions when I actually remember a face but not the name that goes with it.

I have trouble remembering the characters in a movie or TV show if there are too many of them. If a character changes his or her hair style, I can't tell it's the same person.

This can occasionally work to my advantage. For example, in the 1962 remake of Caligari (which the critics hated) I couldn't tell that Paul and Caligari (both played by Dan O'Herlihy) were the same person. This was so obvious to most viewers that the movie didn't really work for them. Also, the old (real) and young (imaginary) versions of Jane Lindstrom (played by Glynis Johns) did not look like the same person to me. Apropos of nothing, I like movies like this one, or Mulholland Drive, or of course Rashomon, where what you see on the screen isn't what's really happening.

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How well do you recognize faces? [View all] Lionel Mandrake Jul 2013 OP

I sometimes see someone and recognize them, but I don't know from where. Other times applegrove Jul 2013 #1

Your recognition of siblings Lionel Mandrake Jul 2013 #5

I think I must recognize the phermones applegrove Jul 2013 #8

I am really bad at remembering names and faces. It's a source of shame and petronius Jul 2013 #2

Shame and embarrassment are my middle name Lionel Mandrake Jul 2013 #27

I am more like Jennifer Jarett... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #3

I also get mixed up Lionel Mandrake Jul 2013 #20

Everybody I meet looks like Peter Sellers. rug Jul 2013 #4

I laughed. Chan790 Jul 2013 #6

Is that you, Muffley? rug Jul 2013 #7

I recognize faces but not the names of the faces . olddots Jul 2013 #9

Doktor Seltsamliebe Lionel Mandrake Jul 2013 #10

Terrible at names and faces. femmocrat Jul 2013 #11

I can look at identical twins and not see a resemblance rurallib Jul 2013 #12

! Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #23

yeah - it is really weird rurallib Jul 2013 #26

Not good, and it's caused me a lot of trouble, especially when people are offended... hunter Jul 2013 #13

I have always Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #14

actually, I hate you for remembering who I am because I sure as hell have no magical thyme Jul 2013 #16

Well played. Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #18

everybody looks vaguely familiar these days. it helps if I knew their dog or cat magical thyme Jul 2013 #15

Here it is. Lionel Mandrake Jul 2013 #22

I never forget a cat or dog face, or their name. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #25

Pretty good. LWolf Jul 2013 #17

If I see the person out of the usual context, sometimes I have difficulty recognizing them. nt raccoon Jul 2013 #19

I've often said that I could be shown the FBI's 10 most wanted list, LeftofObama Jul 2013 #21

I'm pretty good at remembering faces. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #24