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Post by anyother on Nov 23, 2011 17:33:42 GMT
Thanks for the new pics, PGG! Perfect ears as well (sigh).
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Post by anglophile on Nov 24, 2011 2:02:19 GMT
I'm fairly certain the man has a navel. does anyone know for a fact of it is perfect, as well? (that's not hitting below the belt is it, GE2?
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Post by kissmekate on Nov 24, 2011 8:01:26 GMT
Check the IASL screencaps thread, anglophile  |
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Nov 24, 2011 12:33:58 GMT
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Post by thegodmother on Jan 5, 2012 16:58:01 GMT
I have a theory that if I got the DVD, some scenes would melt the 50-inch tv screen! That's no theory! Fact! And can you believe Catherine McCormack got a body double for the hottest scene?  if was probably safer, so as to avoid jumpin' on him:D but then again, why WOULD she? |
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Post by thegodmother on Jan 5, 2012 17:12:14 GMT
hokay, so i got to see this one too. I loved the story (long talk here, i loved many things about the story and the topic) the images (always loved Venice, itţs one of my favourite cities), Rufus was incredibly beautiful and convincing in this one, especially his final plea...could hear the despair in his voice when he was telling them to stand up...
In this film he reminded me of Michelangelo's David...one of my favourite works of art..equally beautiful:)
My question is however more trivial...was he wearing a wig in this one? i mean, i know he has curls and all, but his hair seemed far more curlier here than in other movies.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Jan 7, 2012 14:14:54 GMT
My question is however more trivial...was he wearing a wig in this one? i mean, i know he has curls and all, but his hair seemed far more curlier here than in other movies. I've never seen any suggestion he was. His hair is very curly when it's longer than he tends to wear it now. |
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Post by kernowsqueen on Jun 15, 2012 21:44:19 GMT
Well there it is.... my next quest will be in getting this film!
Is there an NC 17 version?
I may die of Sewell fever (after all that I've read) but such is life!
kq
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Post by anglophile on Jun 16, 2012 7:39:33 GMT
Oh, honey -- get ready for a thrill of major proportions!!!
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Post by jamolivej on Jun 16, 2012 16:46:43 GMT
This was the very first DVD I bought of his previous work after seeing Rufus in Zen and TPOTE. I absolutely love this film, Rufus is gorgeous, the setting, Venice is gorgeous and it is beautifully shot. But what equals all this for me is the music. I find it so moving,a beautiful piece of work that plays throughout the film. So much to enjoy, I have watched this several times, and I think another viewing is on the cards after this discussion.
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Post by voiceover on Jun 16, 2012 20:56:05 GMT
I love the older Rufus but because the younger man has been around since the early 90's I still love looking back at his early work. DB is one of my favourites still
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Post by kernowsqueen on Jun 16, 2012 22:39:15 GMT
Well I went to the video store today (a few remain) and I got DB ...
Will I survive all the rich Rufusy goodness?
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Jun 17, 2012 10:39:22 GMT
Well, Kq.....did you?! ;D
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Post by kernowsqueen on Jun 17, 2012 14:45:52 GMT
Hmmm I find that it's so beautiful its painful to watch all at once ...something in it seems I don't know...'wrong'...  Maybe its the annoyingly romantic modernity of parts of the film - I love the costumes and sets but the notation at the beginning of the film about this being a being a true story seems prevaricating... Yes Veronica was a poet and a courtesan but so much seems wrong in this although I may rebuke this comment once I have finished the film. No sorry - I can't rebuke it ...  RS is painfully beautiful - I now know what Adonis looked like. But this movie seemed - not quite want I expected -- painted tart or charming courtesan? It was so sad... What of Venio's wife? He has it good - but what of her... I felt such sorrow for her that I found it hard for me to feel any joy at the relationship between he and Veronica other than a twinge of contempt - the wife did nothing wrong but was ignored and neglected by him and that made me less sympathetic to the two lovers. T&I role reversal here. Maybe I expected too much from films with him in them or maybe I am looking for history when I ought to just enjoy rich costumes and his fine body - Huxley I am such a dirty little creature! kq Good Huxley - RS is so damned beautiful...and he only ages better and better... |
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Post by joyceinva on Jun 18, 2012 12:58:39 GMT
Kq -
I have to disagree with you re: the relationships between Marco, Veronica, and Giulia. They were all prisoners of their times - Marco loved Veronica, but could not marry her because she had no dowry and her family no political influence. Marco and Giulia wed without love on either side. Giulia knew she was sold by her father for political influence and bought by Marco's father for the money she would bring the family. While she never had Marco's love - she had his position. She was secure.
Veronica's position was never as secure as Giulia's. With no dowry she had two choices, the convent or life as a courtesan. While they both depended on men for their livelihoods, Giulia as the mother of Marco's legitimate heirs held all the cards in the end. She had to be provided for - Veronica was kept only as long as it was convenient for her protectors.
And this is where I have to agree with Rufus - they should have stuck with the original title, The Honest Courtesan. This was an actual title used in that time period. It denoted a woman who was more than a common tart. Veronica was as sought out for her intelligence, her conversation, and her skill as a musician and poet as she was for her beauty and sexual prowess.
I can see where you're coming from in saying this movie was the reverse of the situation in T + I. Yes, we do have two people who are betraying their spouses. But Marco did his duty by Giulia, and he never hid his relationship with Veronica. Isolde, on the other hand, did not do her duty by Marke and, even worse, betrayed him with a man Marke considered a son.
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