Jim and Mark--
Thanks!
Until your recent posts about "disrespect" of Altman for
Chandler, I didn't remember much about the Elliot Gould
rendition of Marlowe.
I not only finally got it, but I remembered the whole movie
in a kind a eureka moment.
Yep, it was pretty bad.
Whether Romeo or Piramus came first is insignificant. They
both came from an old Italian legend of family conflict. I'll
get the spelling wrong, of course, but the families were the
Guelph's and the Gibboleins (laughter please.)
As a writer, I always thing about things like "where do ideas
come from," so the idea that Shakespeare made fun of the
legend in MIDSUMMER and then immortalized it with ROMEO, is
pretty intriguing.
Again guys, thanks. I'll still be looking for Altman's
version on TCM to see just how bad it was -- or if it was
satire or parody.
Jack Bludis
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