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Brown Eyes:
Tipping the Velvet 2009?!!!
Heya! I was just searching imdb for some info on the old Tipping the Velvet mini series and I discovered a listing for 2009! But, when you click on the link it says that info can only be found through imdb Pro.
Have you heard any rumors about another film version of this book?
http://www.imdb.com/find?s=tt&q=tippin+the+velvet&x=14&y=10
Lumière:
I see your point about post-Diana Nancy! ;D
I suppose Nan might've been experienced in the "sexual act" but was very much a novice/innocent in the sense that she didn't know the ins & outs of the "queer lifestyle" like Flo did... like she'd never been to a queer bar and was amazed to see all the other "toms" dressed in men's clothes like she usually did.
I'll have to go and re-read a few sections, I'm sure. :)
--- Quote ---What did you think of how Flo's brother is portrayed in the film and in the story?
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Movie!Ralph was a darling. Who wouldn't want a brother or friend like him? :)
I loved his compassionate, shy nature..
I particularly loved the scene where he stumbles into Flo and Nan sleeping together after their night out. It was too adorable.
Gosh, I'm gonna have to go read the story again.. :P. .but was Book!Ralph that different from Movie!Ralph?
Lumière:
Re: Tipping the Velvet 2009..
I had already heard and read on a few sites that Sofia Coppola is working on a TTV movie.
There were rumours online that two actresses who'd signed on to the project were Eva Longoria and Beyonce Knowles.. ???
But it turned out to be just that - a rumour.
Good, 'cause I didn't know how well that would've worked out. lol.
Brown Eyes:
I'll have to re-read myself in order to compare mini-series Ralph to book-Ralph. But, he was great in the mini series for sure. I think the two of them (Ralph and Flo) are meant to be Nan's enticement to "settle down" and build "a cozy little nest" as she sings at the end. I think in the film, they go out of their way to show that Nan really wants to find a stable and secure way to live with a woman permanently. And, with Flo and her brother she's found a really great scenario. There are certain aspects of Flo in the mini series that really are very lovely and appealing.
Again, you're right that Flo's character is made more "wholesome" in the process. If I recall correctly, in the book it's Flo... not even Diana who introduces Nan to some of the most intense aspects of lesbian sexuality.
You're right that in a certain way... with Diana, Nancy is very sheltered... but sheltered within a very particular/closed society. Still, I do understand how in the mini-series it's interpreted that Nan would have understood the world of lesbian bars, etc. through her identity as a theatre person. It's believable to me at least. I really liked how the lesbian bar was portrayed in the mini-series. And, I thought it was cute that Nan had fans in the room who recognized her and talked about how much of a role model she and Kitty had been.
The way the mini-series is filmed is very wistful. There's something about it's tone that seems very specific and really rather unusual. But, I think the overall effect is really great. On a basic level, it's just nice to see a complicated lesbian story taken so seriously and also becoming so popular.
--- Quote from: Lucise on January 21, 2008, 09:48:31 pm ---I see your point about post-Diana Nancy! ;D
I suppose Nan might've been experienced in the "sexual act" but was very much a novice/innocent in the sense that she didn't know the ins & outs of the "queer lifestyle" like Flo did... like she'd never been to a queer bar and was amazed to see all the other "toms" dressed in men's clothes like she usually did.
I'll have to go and re-read a few sections, I'm sure. :)
Movie!Ralph was a darling. Who wouldn't want a brother or friend like him? :)
I loved his compassionate, shy nature..
I particularly loved the scene where he stumbles into Flo and Nan sleeping together after their night out. It was too adorable.
Gosh, I'm gonna have to go read the story again.. :P. .but was Book!Ralph that different from Movie!Ralph?
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Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Lucise on January 21, 2008, 09:52:21 pm ---Re: Tipping the Velvet 2009..
I had already heard and read on a few sites that Sofia Coppola is working on a TTV movie.
There were rumours online that two actresses who'd signed on to the project were Eva Longoria and Beyonce Knowles.. ???
But it turned out to be just that - a rumour.
Good, 'cause I didn't know how well that would've worked out. lol.
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I really like Sofia Coppola... I could imagine her doing a great job directing and interpreting Tipping the Velvet in a new movie. It's hard to imagine either of those actresses in Tipping the Velvet... but who knows. Anyway, I hadn't heard any of these rumors until tonight. But, well... at least it really is still listed on imdb. I actually like the mini-series so well, it's hard to imagine another version.
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