October 14, 2002
Fiddler on the Roof, El Cid
Saw the second half of Fiddler on the Roof last night. Good movie, but a bit depressing. All the famous songs are in Act I anyway. :)
Also saw El Cid in its entirety. Boy howdy, that's a long movie. Good, though---Charlton Heston plays opposite Sophia Loren in a retelling of the 11th century Spanish epic, and they just don't do movies like that anymore. "Epic" is really the only way to describe it. There were a few anachronistic moments (like the rose windows and the sweeping circular stone staircase in the castle, or the 50s-esque pointy-boob bras that Sophia Loren was wearing at all times), but the sets and costumes were great nonetheless. There were a few times when it clubs you over the head with symbolism, but hey, that's half the fun.
"I mean, virgins are everywhere. There's one up in Ohio, several in the
Boston area." --Christopher Gill, HI163, on various
interpretations of the Virgin Mary
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by blahedo
at 7:00pm
on 14 Oct 2002
