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great set pieces and some questions!

posted 14 years ago by shandy8
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"The Silver Chalice" was a lot of fun to watch. It was a bit silly, but it didn't take itself too seriously. One thing that I really appreciate are the sets; they look as if they were bult for a huge stage play or a musical. One overhead shot showing characters running through a stylized white domed city was particularly memeorable.

Why didn't they show Vriginia Mayo sail off the tower? Why didn't we get to see Basil confronting linus after Kester showed up to restore Basil's wealth?

"What do you want me to do, draw a picture? Spell it out!"

[–] cjbarrett 7 years ago

Playing on TCM right now.
First thing that struck me were the sets! Really fascinating design.
As you said, six and a half years ago, they looked like they're from a stage piece.
And yeah the acting is painful.