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BBM Now a Dutch Play - Premier tonight
Mikaela:
Oh, there's a ton of stuff I'd like to know. To get started......
How did working the wives in by means of film in the background (?) work... did you get any sense of Alma the way you certainly do in the short story? And what about the scene with Jack's parents? Especially Jack's father denying Ennis the ashes? How was that done- by means of the actor reading the passage?
Did they use sound clips actively to create the atmosphere.... like sheep bleating, sound of river, cars driving up and driving away.......nature sounds I suppose, in Jack and Ennis's meetings out in nature?
Any comments on the play's version of the reunion kiss?
If they included all the text of the story, the motel room scene must have been pretty long and wordy?
And......Was it a full house?
Oh yeah - one more: Did they start with the prologue (Ennis alone in his trailer - suffused with happiness because Jack was in his dream?)
David In Indy:
Melissa, you're a sweetheart for taking the time to tell us all about the play. We appreciate it a lot!
I hope we don't nag you too much with all our questions, but this is a very big deal for all of us, and you are one of the few people fortunate enough to actually see this beautiful play! :D
Shakesthecoffecan:
I will resist asking if the play begins with Ennis cutting the tap on and .......
You mentioned having to sit for 1.5 hours. I know to listen to Campbell Scott read the story is about an hour, so is the play about the same?
What has the media said about it?
Thank you for being our eyes and ears.
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Snuitje on February 17, 2007, 06:55:54 pm ---
When I left the theater I decided to wait and listen to the people talk about the play. Everybody was very enthusiastic but I kept hearing people compare it to the movie. This is inevitable I think, but it's not the right comparison.[/b]
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This is what I was afraid would happen. Like you said, it's probably inevitable, and I suppose I would do the very same thing. Hopefully once everyone gets back home and has a chance to process the play, they will begin to appreciate the play as a separate entity from the movie and judge it in its own light. :)
mvansand76:
Bumping these to this page... also to show the stage. On the right Sieger Sloot who played Jack and on the left Willem Schouten who played Ennis. You can see how the movie confused me here too, seeing that the actor who played Ennis looks more like movie!Jack and the actor who played Jack looks more like movie!Ennis. I am glad they did that though, because it forced me to not cling to the memory of the movie.
--- Quote from: Snuitje on February 17, 2007, 06:50:57 pm ---First, here's two pictures I took of the two actors:
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