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This vs other adaptations.

posted 10 years ago by IMDB_Vits
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSFA79OCTWg (skip to 01:16)

Any thoughts?

[–] Ed in MO 9 years ago

I've seen other translations, but Hooker's is the one which sings. The others are nice, but not brilliant like Hooker's.

[–] tfilm78 9 years ago

This one was ok, but it looks like what it is: a low-budget filming of the play.
The Depardieu version opened it up visually, filmed on location so it actually looked like 17th century Europe, instead of a studio set, and it was spoken in French, which adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the story.

[–] slimone (7996) 6 years ago

I saw the Depardieu version recently and I'm going to watch Ferrer's version tonight. We'll see.