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Post by cavocado on Aug 30, 2021 10:11:03 GMT
It made no sense to me except as an observation on this unique - post-lockdown, re-opening, living with Covid - moment in time. If you think of some terms or adjectives that might apply This does make some sense, and I think you're a better person than me to read all this into it. But if it's a response to Covid, it should also be easy to enjoy, not bewildering! I agree with dlevi about the scene in Jasmin's room - that was the only time I felt any warmth, but it also highlighted how little connection there was between Jasmin and Brenda, which should have been the core of the show. I also agree with dlevi about the choreography, and with whoever mentioned a few messages back about the opening 10 mins or so with the mime and puppets and the poncho'd person waving around a ball of tumbleweed - all felt a bit self-indulgent and lacking in slickness. What did people feel about the gauche caricatures - ponchos, boomerangs, lederhosen, angry 'perestroika' woman? I can't remember if this kind of things was in the film, but it was 30+ years ago and times have changed. The more I think about that aspect the more I feel uncomfortable - it just seems dehumanising to stereotype people like that, even if it's meant to be taken in a humourous or ironic way.
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Post by sfsusan on Aug 30, 2021 20:53:17 GMT
From what I remember, the strength of the film was the emotional depth of the unlikely friendship between two strong women characters, and the bleak setting being a metaphor for their loneliness and abandonment. But here there was not much dialogue between the women, and what there was was banal, so it was hard to believe that a deep connection develops. Well said!
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