chickenfeet: (thatcher)
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GW Pabst's 1931 film is at least as much Dreigroschenroman as Dreigroschenoper but it's an intriguing piece of movie making history. More....

Date: 2012-04-13 01:32 am (UTC)
kalypso: (Lenya)
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I bought the DVD recently but haven't got round to watching it yet, though I've seen it two or three times before. I like the banking storyline - vague feeling that there's a very small hint of it in the original with Mackie saying something about having wondered if he should move into banking? Can't check my text as I'm away from home. Also have a hazy idea that the Pirate Jenny song did a bit of migrating between Polly and Jenny in the original production, but can't swear to it. God, I love those songs.

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