tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post6043291373124359216..comments2023-03-23T09:54:01.652+00:00Comments on Bloggerel - Alma Books and Alma Classics: Controlling the stage...Alessandro Gallenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017178111697569486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-62795863043280994932009-03-27T11:01:00.000+00:002009-03-27T11:01:00.000+00:00Couldn't agree more. After all, if the same crazin...Couldn't agree more. After all, if the same craziness ruled in the 16th century, we wouldn't have seen some of the Bard's plays - Giraldi Cinthio, for instance, might have objected to Shakespeare's interpretation of "Un Capitano Moro".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104390172898098755.post-17465847999212515632009-03-27T08:01:00.000+00:002009-03-27T08:01:00.000+00:00"and even he relaxed considerably to allow Kubrick..."and even he relaxed considerably to allow Kubrick the freedom he needed to make a successful film of Lolita."<BR/><BR/>"Successful" under what terms? It is an appalling film and betrays the novel.<BR/><BR/>I think Beckett would rather his plays disappear than be vehicles for "interpretation" by people more interested in "success". Beckett himself said he was interested only in failure.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I like the oxymoronic appearance of "interesting" in the same line as "Prospect Magazine"! "Tepid" and "liberal" are the words I think of.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.com