Watching a teleplay called 'Stealing Beauty'. Set in the reign of Charles 1 (who inflicted on us the dreadful King Charles Spaniel). Claire Danes plays the role of a dresser who longs to be an actress - and wonders why women are forbidden from playing Shakespeare's female characters.
As the film progresses dirty old man Charles revokes the law banning women.
Claire is a hit.
The man she replaces finds redemption as, well, …a man.
The headline for this post comes from a remark made by the fellow during rehearsal.
I thought it was profound.
As was this:
I also laughed as the former 'female' actor, as Othello, suffocates the new Desdemona (flat chested) Danes with the 'pillow'(padding) of his former incarnation.
Reality kills artificiality with its own prop - though the twist is that the 'real' is the former impostor.
My head hurts now.
As a footnote: Claire Danes is a Shakespearean legend. Her portrayal of Juliet alongside Leonardo de Caprio brought the whole genre back to life. (Romeo and Juliet dir: Baz Lehrmann).
As the film progresses dirty old man Charles revokes the law banning women.
Claire is a hit.
The man she replaces finds redemption as, well, …a man.
The headline for this post comes from a remark made by the fellow during rehearsal.
I thought it was profound.
As was this:
She: "You almost killed me
He: "I did kill you. You just didn't die"
She: "Why not?"
He:"Because we only got the death scene right…"
I also laughed as the former 'female' actor, as Othello, suffocates the new Desdemona (flat chested) Danes with the 'pillow'(padding) of his former incarnation.
Reality kills artificiality with its own prop - though the twist is that the 'real' is the former impostor.
My head hurts now.
As a footnote: Claire Danes is a Shakespearean legend. Her portrayal of Juliet alongside Leonardo de Caprio brought the whole genre back to life. (Romeo and Juliet dir: Baz Lehrmann).
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