This is an adorable video from Finale of a performance at Crocus City of the World Tour of Notre Dame de Paris.
Today’s Horoscopes from the novel of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is thus;
“Without a word she approached the sufferer, who vainly writhed and twisted to avoid her, and loosening a gourd from her girdle, she raised it gently to the parched lips of the miserable wretch.”
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These pictures were from a Futuristic Gothic Musical Version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame done in 2011. Scott Walter who played Frollo (and Clopin) received a lot of praise for his Frollo.
Ron Pederson as Quasimodo, Hunchback
Scott Walters as Claude Frollo & Ava Markus as La Esmeralda, Hunchback
Scott Walters as Claude Frollo, Hunchback
Scott Walters & Jeremy Baumung as Pierre Gringoire, Hunchback
Such cool weird costume ^^ I would love to see this version.
The production values is where the Wishbone version of Hunchback fails. I have seen more conniving ren-faires. Though it being a PBS show I’m not going to completely bash it because it doesn’t have the same budget as a movie or regular Tv show.
Composite shot in the Wishbone, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
One the biggest problems is the composite shots with Notre Dame in the background. The shot they used of Notre Dame has a very strong green and blue tone whereas the production uses a lot of warm tons. The contrast is jarring and it takes the viewer out of the story because it looks overly fake.
Painted Stone Set, Wishbone The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
The sets look very much like sets. The don’t have much age or personality but you seldom notice the sets to begin with. Really the nicest you can say about the sets is they’re dull. I mean you can just tell that the stone is painted.
Puppy Gargoyle, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
However the dog gargoyle while it does not look like stone at all is is at least cute and clever.
Wishbone’s Hunchback Costume, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
The only costume I think were made for this production was Wishbone’s Quasimodo costumes. A hunchback dog costume in 1995 seem to have been made custom but all the other costume just look like theater costumes. They are not interesting but they are serve their purpose.
Esmeralda (Lanell Pena), The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
I will say I’m happy Esmeralda is not in bright red but what is up with her hair? Is that Lanell Pena’s natural hair or is it a wig? I found it very distracting especially since Lanell Pena is very pretty.
Nice Angle, Wishbone, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
One of the major strength in this version is the camera work. The use of the camera make this interesting and diminishes impact the fake looking sets. I really like the shot of the crowd parting to reveal Esmeralda. There are just a lot of good interesting angles.
Wishbone as Quasimodo with a Gargoyle-Dog, The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
For the part the production values on this version are really weak however the acting is not bad.
Next article the acting.
Esmeralda (Lanell Pena), The Hunchdog of Notre Dame
Why is Grumpy Cat really Grumpy?
Grumpy Cat
Because Frollo is cheating on her!
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Today’s Fan-art is by Lady-A-94 and it’s of Esmeralda. I just love the delicacy of this. It makes Esmeralda look so sweet .
Esmeralda by Lady-A-94
Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy maybe a little old to play Fleur de Lys but I think she has the right look for her.
Julie Delpy
She has very classic features and I admit I tend to think of Fleur as a blond as she is meant to be the foil to Esmeralda’s dark and sensual look. So the Blond hair lighter eye is my preference for Fleur.
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in Before Midnight
Delpy is a French who best known for “Before Sunrise.” The third is this series of movie “Before Midnight” was just released. She was also in the 1993 Disney version of “The Three Musketeers” but only briefly.
Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise
She a good actress and I think she do the role justice however she is a bit old to play her . However if Quasimodo can get away with 40 year olds playing him all the time why not the other characters?