tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620252903929641270.post5488598754113087947..comments2024-03-28T22:44:39.725-07:00Comments on ithankyou: The Lillian Gish method… La Bohème (1926)Ithankyouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02086320524288957830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620252903929641270.post-632598360534137902012-10-21T11:10:29.840-07:002012-10-21T11:10:29.840-07:00I watched it with my teenage daughter who was remi...I watched it with my teenage daughter who was reminded of Moulin Rouge - so the scenario has done the rounds. It still works as she was in tears at the end! <br /><br />I'm ashamed to say that I wasn't aware of the Henri Murger novel - sounds like he too lived and died for his art.Ithankyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086320524288957830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620252903929641270.post-34838229490799443472012-10-16T16:28:47.734-07:002012-10-16T16:28:47.734-07:00Keep in mind that, while the Puccini opera made th...Keep in mind that, while the Puccini opera made the plot famous, there was a book - Scenes from the Bohemian Life, by Henri Murger, which first set this story in motion (it's seen many incarnations since) along with the whole notion of a "bohemian life" to begin with. So it's not surprising the story ends up working without the music (although later they'd add the music backJoel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.com