10-14-2011, 11:55 AM
Quote:Yeah! The photography in the movie is wonderful! It costed 30 million dollar and looks like a 100 million movie. The paintings of Velazquez are clearly a reference, and really important in the book: Alatriste is supposed to be one of the soldiers in the painting "La Rendiciòn de Breda"! I hope you can read them, they are wonderful. My favourites are the "wartime" books: "El sol de Breda" is like Appocalypse Now in the xvii th century, and in "Corsarios de Levante" you can really feel all the salt and sun of the old Mediterranean in your face. I love them.
Oh, thanks for that! I do feel that there are lots of references in the film I am missing (as well as translation) and I have to admit 17th C Spain is not my strongest period :wink: . Such a shame they aren't translated. I struggled with Cervantes in the original but got there in the end!
Moi Watson
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
