Television: Gentleman's route to romance; Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman tell Alison Jones about the old fashioned art of wooing.(Features)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: April 8, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Alison Jones

The film world has had its fill of uncouth antipodeans. Russell Crowe's snubbing at the Oscars, when A Beautiful Mind took every other major award except best actor, was a clear indication that even straight-talking men down under cannot get away with the type of bad manners Russell has displayed recently.

But if the cantankerous Mr Crowe feels the need for a few lessons in minding his Ps and Qs, he should look no further than his fellow country man Hugh Jackman.

Hugh is now an expert in the art of courtly behaviour after starring as a 19th ...

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