La Ronde

11/01/2001.

Comments

“A timeless parable for our times”

“Fascinating and very different”

“Deliciously decadent!”

“A good ‘nudge-nudge’!”

“I thought it illustrated that a lot of life is (merely) play-acting”

“I don’t remember it being that easy!”

“It was wonderful to see so many French stars again”

“The action seemed very slow. I thought there should have been more in the background to give a greater feel of being in Vienna. Wonderful photography: very cleverly put together”

“The theme music was more of a link than a carousel. The narrator was more like a puppet-master manipulating puppets than a merry-go-round of sex. By taking away the VD theme of the play, the director has made the whole thing a bit too frivolous – the point was lost”