Re: The Filmmakers' Exam
Paul A., on host 130.95.128.6
Monday, May 10, 1999, at 05:42:13
Re: The Filmmakers' Exam posted by Darien on Sunday, May 9, 1999, at 13:18:19:
> > Does your film have any scene in which one of your characters must sing, even though they have > > had no voice training? > > Ooh - careful with that one. Though it is certainly an annoyance, it doesn't necessarily > doom the movie - witness "My Fair Lady," "Guys and Dolls" and other screen adaptations of > musicals. "My Fair Lady," for instance, is one of my favorites, and yet Rex Harrison can't sing > to save his life. Ditto Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls."
I haven't seen _Guys and Dolls_, so I can't comment, but I feel it's worth noting that all Rex Harrison's songs in _My Fair Lady_ were written by people who knew that he was going to be singing them, and made allowances accordingly...
Paul
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