Interesting observation about the similarities of this show and A Knight's Tale....... Funny fact is the girl playing the romantic lead "Henriette" was the female Blacksmith _IN_ "A Knight's Tale"...
MaggiRos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Before it was over, I decided that it is meant to be looked at in the same frame of mind as, say A Knight's Tale. The script was fantastic--both in the sence of wonderful/funny and off-beat. The color pallette, like the dance music and the hair, just a little peculiar. This was clearly Venice in a not-entirely-parallel dimension. But I loved it anyway. MaggiRos ~who has not been out of love with Peter O'Toole, ever. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yikes, > I caught bits and pieces of Casanova while I was > taping. It's atrocious! Casanova was wearing a red > shirt that buttoned down the front (not in 1740!), > as well as a black neckcloth. I've seen black > stocks, but not black jabots. Ladies had aqua lace > engagentes (sleeve lace). I've seen many an 18th > century gown and I've never seen colored lace on > sleeves like that. And don't get me started on the > women's hair! > > Awful. > > Kathleen Norvell > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 4:01 AM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Casanova on PBS........ I was > wonder too about the clothes...... > > > I was wondering about the ladies clothes, it was > supposed to be 1740 ,Venice > Italy and all the gowns look like French court > dresses.....is any of the dress > or hairstyles correct?...anyone? > > > Lauren Walker wrote: > I'm just watching the Casanova with Peter O'Toole > on Masterpiece > Theatre, and I must ask -- any chance that the > women's hairstyle of > curls or curled-up tiny braids interspersed with > many little ribbons > is an authentic 18th C one? (Henriette wears it, at > least throughout > Part I, which is all I've seen so far.) It's so much > more fun than > the French court towers of powdered hair... > Lauren > Lauren M. Walker > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
