American Culture Spreads
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a live performance of," Some Like it Hot." I refer not to the classic 1956 movie, with Marilyn Monroe, but to the Finnish version.
Not a peep of English, held outside with a wildy rotating seating deck, and rain to greet us upon completion.
It was surprisingly very good. Plus I had the fortune of seeing a handful of famous Finnish actors.
(Have you looked at the url I posted for the finnish version? Billionaire eye-glass guy has some funky eyebrows, and the femme du'jour is, uh, heavy on the lipstick. But that's stage makeup, right? ...)
Considering that my U.S. trained ears can only recognize strains of," hello, goodbye, no, no fucking way, hell no, sale, good, tomorrow, good morning, etc." the show was put together really well. The singing and dancing were perhaps a bit rustic, but very enjoyable.
Fun!
p.s They had someone come around during intermission with a drink tray. Whiskey and cognac were 5 euros a glass. Har.
posted by irene @ 7/02/2002 12:13:00 PM
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