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| re: Quick point: just on the grammar... | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 02:48 pm EDT 04/01/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Quick point: just on the grammar... - larry13 02:03 pm EDT 04/01/21 | |
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| I taught high school for 3 years ('69 -- "72), although I wasn't an English teacher. However, Lerner's lyrics never bothered me because Harrison delivered them so brilliantly and the words themselves just seemed so right for the context of the story. I saw the 154-minute version of A Star Is Born many times on TV and eventually had it on VHS. I never noticed any continuity errors, but sometimes they can be hard to catch unless specifically pointed out. For the last 28 years or so, I have watched the 175-minute restored version, which has full sound and a combination of cut scenes and still photos for the missing footage. I'm just thrilled that the longer, restored version was able to be made. I would never criticize any continuity problems it may contain. |
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| re: Quick point: just on the grammar... | |
| Posted by: peter3053 05:36 pm EDT 04/02/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Quick point: just on the grammar... - BroadwayTonyJ 02:48 pm EDT 04/01/21 | |
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| Has anyone yet pointed out Higgins' failure to invoke the subjective in "A Hymn To Him" "If I was a woman / who'd been to a ball...." should be "If I were a woman / who'd been to a ball..." Sondheim made a virtue of the subjunctive in Act Two of A Little Night Music: "If she weren't so awfully perfect It would have been wonderful!" |
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| re: Quick point: just on the grammar... | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 02:10 pm EDT 04/05/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Quick point: just on the grammar... - peter3053 05:36 pm EDT 04/02/21 | |
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| I just saw your post here. I responded about that matter elsewhere in this discussion but perhaps you missed that. That is Harrison's fault, not Lerner's. Lerner had it t as were. Harrison did it as was and later so did Ian Richardson, who changed it every time from Lerner's were to was. Harrison at least did it as were the other times in the song. | |
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| re: Quick point: just on the grammar... | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 06:41 pm EDT 04/02/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Quick point: just on the grammar... - peter3053 05:36 pm EDT 04/02/21 | |
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| I haven't pointed it out here, but I've noticed it! I believe that, at various points on the various recordings and in the film of MFL, various actors sometimes correctly say (or sing) "If I were...." and sometimes incorrectly say (or sing) "If I was...." | |
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