| re: Revisiting the Les Miz film 8 years later; only a my 2nd viewing |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 05:49 pm EST 02/06/22 |
| In reply to: re: Revisiting the Les Miz film 8 years later; only a my 2nd viewing - sf 03:50 pm EST 02/06/22 |
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| Anne Hathaway has a beautiful voice, as anyone who saw her live in "Carnival!" can attest. Since the director had the cast sing live (very rare in musicals which usually pre-record everything), he most likely had her sing through multiple takes until her voice was very tired. One of those very tired and raw takes is most likely one he chose for the film to emphasize her character's desperation. I'd rather have heard her on one where she was in better voice, but she's probably happy how things turned out winning the Oscar. On stage, except for the apologists who want to hear badly sung Sally Bowles and complain that Liza sings too good to be undiscovered, I'd still rather hear a well-sung Fantine like Patti LuPone's who still vocally gets across how dire her situation is without having to sound like her vocal cords are shredding as she sings. |
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