In a message dated 2/16/2006 8:31:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I never liked Amadeus costume wise ************* Ahhhhhh....the movie I love to hate! It is TACKY! That's the only word for it. The designer has no taste. [his other opus, "Valmont" is tacky and clueless too] He just doesn't get it. It won the Oscar for best costumes that year, y'know. Up against 3 films with perfect costumes: "Places in the Heart" [1930s midwest America]. "Passage to India" [the British in India, 1920s] and "The Bostonians" [1876 America]. All three of these "losers" were beautifully designed with clothes that spoke to character and a healthy respect for the periods and places involved. "Amadeus" was just a garish mess....and a bad movie to boot. The "fleshing out" of the play ruined it as well as the tacky clothes and acrylic fur wigs. The play, which I saw on B'way with Tim Curry and Jane Seymour, was great! Good costumes and the whole episode was clearly in Salieri's befuddled mind, not reality. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
