The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 10.2099 Tuesday, 30 November 1999.
[1] From: Billy Houck <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Monday, 29 Nov 1999 16:04:48 EST
Subj: Re: SHK 10.2082 Re: Luhrmann's R+J
[2] From: Arthur Lindley <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 30 Nov 1999 09:47:50 +0800
Subj: Re: SHK 10.2082 Re: Luhrmann's R+J
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From: Billy Houck <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Monday, 29 Nov 1999 16:04:48 EST
Subject: 10.2082 Re: Luhrmann's R+J
Comment: Re: SHK 10.2082 Re: Luhrmann's R+J
The only problem I have with this movie is the title. It would have been
more accurately titled "Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet," not "William
Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet."
I find all this wailing and handwringing over Luhrman's interpretive
choices rather tedious and self-indulgent. The movie has been made.
Millions of people, many of them quite young, have seen this movie. It
is available in video stores everywhere. It has earned its creators a
carload of money and fame. It has become a piece of popular culture. It
does not rely upon our approval to exist.
Am I the only one on this list old enough to remember that the Zeferelli
film was once considered "controversial?" (read: "new")
Many teenagers have told me they understood Shakespeare's play better
when they have read it because they have seen the Luhrman film. This is
a good thing.
I do not doubt that in 10-20 years these same teenagers will be very
upset at the liberties taken in the next generation's R+J.
Billy Houck
Arroyo Grande Eagle Theatre
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From: Arthur Lindley <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 30 Nov 1999 09:47:50 +0800
Subject: 10.2082 Re: Luhrmann's R+J
Comment: Re: SHK 10.2082 Re: Luhrmann's R+J
Just for the record, it's Luhrmann with two n's. The Australian film
industry has enough problems without our mixing up the names.
Regards,
Arthur Lindley