In Reply to: I just watched the trailer... posted by blah on December 9, 2005 at 21:35:50:
You can say opera is more symbolic than movies, but in reality this is not so - all performing art has this, and we expect the actor's talent to shine through the layer of superficial details.I intentionally mentioned the Rose. In the case of Geisha you are familiar with the details, and you are stuck on them. We all are far less aware of the subtleties of the 14th century life, so pretty much everything goes - including actor's impecably groomed beard.
Much has been written on whether a black actor could convincingly play Hamlet. I don't see why not.
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Follow Ups
- Does is bother you to see an Italian singer painted black play Otello? - Victor Khomenko 07:14:21 12/10/05 (1)
- I guess there is variation... - blah 09:55:25 12/10/05 (0)