Thank you for the film recs! *slotting them in after the Fritz films* *someday*
Ha. I got the D'Aulaires Greek Myths as a kid, which didn't have Atreus or Achillles and in general toned down the more over-the-top stories, but did have quite a lot of the gods messing with people. And the Charles and Mary Lamb Tales from Shakespeare, which drew the line at Titus Andronicus but did have the great tragedies. And at some point I got my hands on the original (well, translated) Brothers Grimm stories, which were probably the most over-the-top things I read as a child...
Heh, younger!me did not realize for years that young!Salieri and old!Salieri were played by the same actor. The old-person makeup was that good!
That's a good point about Constanze and Salieri. I haven't watched it since either MeToo or being responsible for kid(s) and the associated bills; I should watch it again and see how I feel about it.
(Mind you, I suspect that’s what poor Mozart apologizes in the end for to Salieri.)
(And he should apologize, it was mean! But funny.) Poor Mozart :( I may identify with Salieri, but it's really just painful the way he deceives Mozart. But maybe that's better, that Mozart never knew.
I told D about mentioning humorous bits and he asked, "Did you mention 'Well, there it is!'" which is also something that we say a lot, hee. Which meant he got a whole lecture about the relationship between Emperor Joseph, Maria Theresia, and Frederick the Great :) (I have mostly not been telling him about it, because... there is too much :) )
Argh, I'm going to have to watch it again, aren't I. In particular I haven't watched it again since falling in love with opera; I imagine all those parts will look somewhat different at this point.
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Date: 2019-11-09 10:28 pm (UTC)Ha. I got the D'Aulaires Greek Myths as a kid, which didn't have Atreus or Achillles and in general toned down the more over-the-top stories, but did have quite a lot of the gods messing with people. And the Charles and Mary Lamb Tales from Shakespeare, which drew the line at Titus Andronicus but did have the great tragedies. And at some point I got my hands on the original (well, translated) Brothers Grimm stories, which were probably the most over-the-top things I read as a child...
Heh, younger!me did not realize for years that young!Salieri and old!Salieri were played by the same actor. The old-person makeup was that good!
That's a good point about Constanze and Salieri. I haven't watched it since either MeToo or being responsible for kid(s) and the associated bills; I should watch it again and see how I feel about it.
(Mind you, I suspect that’s what poor Mozart apologizes in the end for to Salieri.)
(And he should apologize, it was mean! But funny.) Poor Mozart :( I may identify with Salieri, but it's really just painful the way he deceives Mozart. But maybe that's better, that Mozart never knew.
I told D about mentioning humorous bits and he asked, "Did you mention 'Well, there it is!'" which is also something that we say a lot, hee. Which meant he got a whole lecture about the relationship between Emperor Joseph, Maria Theresia, and Frederick the Great :) (I have mostly not been telling him about it, because... there is too much :) )
Argh, I'm going to have to watch it again, aren't I. In particular I haven't watched it again since falling in love with opera; I imagine all those parts will look somewhat different at this point.