If you could direct The Silmarillion...

[The Saucepan Man]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> looks like an elf<BR>is old<BR>is hot <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Well, I can see what you mean on the first, and the second is quite evidently true, but I'm not with you on the third. But then again, I suppose tastes vary. I didn't like Cate Blanchett as Galadriel at first. I had always imagined here as more "Pre-Raphaelite" like the Lady of Shallott in the JW Waterhouse painting. But, the more I see of the films, the more she grows on me.<P>But does Varda have to be old. Being one of the Valar, is she not ageless? Perhaps she could be portrayed by a young actress with sufficient skill to suggest a greater depth of years. I can't think of anyone suitable at present, but will have a think about it ...