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Post by viserys on Apr 20, 2017 12:07:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 12:09:45 GMT
Oh gosh, come on Bend It, make some changes and pull yourself together, this could be your moment! I have faith! At least it is only 14 performances so if it is crap, it won't be crap for long! But I hope they manage to make the needed changes from the London production to make it successful, including mainly some changes to the score.
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Post by viserys on Apr 20, 2017 12:12:26 GMT
I expect this is not yet a proper poster and these girls are just "placeholders" for whoever will be cast. Which will be interesting in itself as Austria is not exactly known for having a huge South Asian minority.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 13:11:42 GMT
"Kick It Like Beckham".  |
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Post by Michael on Apr 20, 2017 13:22:14 GMT
That's the German title of "Bend It Like Beckham" :yes: |
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Post by d'James on Apr 20, 2017 14:42:47 GMT
Some of the songs definitely need shortening but I hope it does well.
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Post by viserys on Apr 20, 2017 15:26:10 GMT
It was the (daft) title of the movie already, since Germans wouldn't understand the football term "bend it..." in this context while "kick" is for some reason also used in German football lingo.
Why they didn't just translate the whole title in that case is beyond me but Germans have always been great at coming up with ridiculous names for foreign movies.
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Post by daniel on Apr 20, 2017 17:14:30 GMT
My favourite translation of a movie title is The Hangover in French..."Very Bad Trip"
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Post by d'James on Apr 20, 2017 17:16:46 GMT
Germans have always been great at coming up with ridiculous names for foreign movies. I think that happens in all countries, viserys. "The Sound of Music" I think is "Smiles and Tears" in Spain, if I remember correctly? Yes! I saw it in Portugal and it was called Music in the Heart. (Música no Coraçao.) I think it's called something else in French as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 17:21:59 GMT
Germans have always been great at coming up with ridiculous names for foreign movies. I think that happens in all countries, viserys. "The Sound of Music" I think is "Smiles and Tears" in Spain, if I remember correctly? You are correct, TM. It's Sonrisas y Lágrimas here. |
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Post by viserys on Apr 20, 2017 17:28:50 GMT
Germans have always been great at coming up with ridiculous names for foreign movies. I think that happens in all countries, viserys. "The Sound of Music" I think is "Smiles and Tears" in Spain, if I remember correctly? Is it? The German title is "My songs, my dreams" (!) |
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Post by herrstiefel on May 4, 2018 18:50:52 GMT
I expect this is not yet a proper poster and these girls are just "placeholders" for whoever will be cast. Which will be interesting in itself as Austria is not exactly known for having a huge South Asian minority. Opening tonight. Sorry to disappoint you, but it is the proper poster. And no! Not exactly a huge South Asian minority on stage.   |
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Post by viserys on May 4, 2018 19:18:21 GMT
Dear Gods, I think this is really one of those that should be filed under "if you can't cast it properly, don't do it"
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 11:06:44 GMT
Jesus. Everyone complains about Sierra but has nothing to say about the casting choices here. OK.
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Post by ali973 on May 5, 2018 12:43:29 GMT
I'm not sure what is there to say that hasn't been said? This is BS as much as Sierra's casting were BS. As is the casting in Kiss of the Spiderwpman at the Menier. Or the character from Strictly Ballroom. This kind of whitewashing and the dialogue around it isn't happening anywhere in Europe. The only reason Sierra's case took off is because the backlash came from America, and she basically listened to her American constituency. You guys need to catch up. Snap snap.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 14:29:54 GMT
I second everything that has been said. This just looks so wrong.
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Post by Seriously on May 24, 2018 19:40:42 GMT
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Post by Seriously on May 26, 2018 23:57:37 GMT
I think you'll find this is a significant cultural moment, and that the Asian community will definitely get behind this.
Stand up
Stand up
Stand up
Kick it
Kick it
Kick it
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Post by daniel on May 27, 2018 12:37:57 GMT
"Kick It Like Beckham" just makes it sound like they're attempting to dodge copyright, such as the chap who opened a Portuguese chicken restaurant called Fernando's, or the Morrisingh's/Singhbury's supermarkets.
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Post by Michael on May 27, 2018 15:13:10 GMT
"Kick It Like Beckham" just makes it sound like they're attempting to dodge copyright, such as the chap who opened a Portuguese chicken restaurant called Fernando's, or the Morrisingh's/Singhbury's supermarkets. Kick it like Beckham is the official German title of the movie: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick_it_like_BeckhamMost likely because the German verb "kicken" can be roughly translated to "to play football" |
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Post by daniel on May 27, 2018 19:33:14 GMT
"Kick It Like Beckham" just makes it sound like they're attempting to dodge copyright, such as the chap who opened a Portuguese chicken restaurant called Fernando's, or the Morrisingh's/Singhbury's supermarkets. Kick it like Beckham is the official German title of the movie: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick_it_like_BeckhamMost likely because the German verb "kicken" can be roughly translated to "to play football" ohh well then that makes a lot of sense then, thanks Michael! |
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Post by Dr Tom on May 28, 2018 20:21:54 GMT
Looks a lot of fun and the songs work just as well in German as they do in English. There must be a fringe theatre somewhere that would take the German language production as-is, maybe with surtitles. And it's a benefit it doesn't need a lot of staging.
I'm sure there must be a way to make it actor-musician as well to cut the costs.
Only challenge I see is, if they transfer it to the UK, they'd have to cast at least one Asian person in it.
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