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October 19, 2006
One Night With the King
Check this out - a cheesy costume drama of Megillat Esther! (via Life of Rubin)
I still want to see it, tho. It's got John Rhys-Davies and Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole. The scenery-chewing will be first-class. (Find a theater near you!) And the ingenue is named Tiffany Dupont! (Probably her real name is Tiffany Dubowsky.)
A wonderful new media version is the graphic novel "Megilat Esther" by JT Waldman. More midrash.
UPDATE: Positive review from BeliefNet.
Judith | 10/19/06 at 08:36 PM | Categories: Sensual pleasures
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"Tiffany Dupont" You would have thought that Natalie Portman had made it OK for an actress to be identifiably Jewish.
I realize that it is a little early for Purim, but if you are interested in an artistic take on the story of Esther, allow me to recomend:
Megillat Esther By JT Waldman, a graphic novel of the Book of Esther with commentary. The artwork is fabulous and adds depth and meaning to the ancient story. On sale at $14.40. It would be ideal for a class on Judaism for teenagers, although adults should enjoy it as well.
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| October 20, 2006 02:12 PM
According to the BeliefNet review, Tiffany does a great job. I don't know if she's Jewish, I was just making a joke.
I do link to Waldman in the post.
Judith | October 20, 2006 03:04 PM
Sorry for the late comment, but after reading this post I actually wanted to see it. Well, I saw it.
HATED it. It's Campy, syrupy, juvenile, over-produced... Cartoonish... think "Little Mermaid." I can't believe Peter O'Toole, Omar Shariff, and John Rhyss-Jones were a part of it.
I had hoped for at least a little bit of Jewish learning... boy was I disappointed. It's not very true to the Megillat text, they use the Greek Xerces, instead of King Achashverosh, Haman becomes an "Agagite" and they even worked in a reference to the coming savior. Oy Shitzke!
The flick is best suited for 3rd grade Protestant Sunday School classes. It's an extremely poor imitation of the Biblical epics of the past it tried to be. In one word, the "film" is embarrassing.
Oceanguy | November 6, 2006 01:46 PM
