'Origin'
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Emmett has decided he needs to see all the original horror movies.
He's probably old enough that you can throw in some of the classic Hammer versions too, and spark some comparison/contrast discussions. Probably still too early for the 70s soft-core lesbian vampire Hammer era, though.
Megan, there's an Nigerian playwright, Wole Soyinka, who's adapted Shakespeare plays, but I don't know if any of them were ever filmed.
Probably still too early for the 70s soft-core lesbian vampire Hammer era, though.
Well, they are showing Vampyros Lesbos on cable right now.
Ooh! I noticed Shaun of the Dead is on the SciFi channel tonight!
Debet-That is such a good point about the widower being the one to live. So deeply sad in the existential, damn EVerybody lost in this scenario, sort of way. Good catch, I never even thought about that.
Thanks. That and Hugh's character being unable to drown himself in the sink both really struck me (the latter in retrospect)
I would also love to do a Western literary classic that has been interpreted by different cultures.
Does Carmen count as a literary classic? Because then you have lots of adaptations to choose from and most of them are musicals. I know there have been some recent versions from Africa ( Karmen Gei from Senegal and another one from South Africa)... and looking through IMDB it seems every country is represented.
Does Carmen count as a literary classic? Because then you have lots of adaptations to choose from and most of them are musicals. I know there have been some recent versions from Africa ( Karmen Gei from Senegal and another one from South Africa)... and looking through IMDB it seems every country is represented.
Oooh, that is a good idea. Not only is it French, but I've actually seen multiple versions (including one with disco lighting that was frightful) and own a bi-lingual copy of the libretto. And I do really want to include more from Africa.
Also, thanks everyone for the suggestions. Keep 'em coming!
I'm feverishly looking up things on the internet and will hopefully be able to put together a decent proposal by Monday morning.
MTV also did Carmen-- a hip hopera.