Unless
Prince Charming pops up unannounced tonight, I will be watching a film
I have seen several times over the years: the original in France
during one of my travels, on stage in London, on TV in Germany &
England, also in Spain some while ago and it's back again tonight.
This
one was directed by Mike Nichols and starred Robin Williams and Gene
Hackman. It's the American version of a famous French comedy, centred on
a mature gay couple, whose peaceful and harmonious existence was
completely altered with the announcement of marriage by the son of one
of them. Doesn't sound funny summing it up like that, but I can assure
you it's hilariously funny, a master piece in the comedy category, a
real gem of entertainment.
Most
strange & inexplicable is the translation of the title in Spanish '
Jaula de Grillos' (jaula - cage, grillos - crickets). Why the insect
cricket? Don't the Spanish have birds? It baffles me always why they
are so fond of giving names to films that are as remotely connected to
the original titles as possible, nearly always. If the change explain
better the story, more poetic, more attractive or enticing, more
suggestive ... but no, just different and often very puzzling. Call it
what they will, it's a great comedy.
Tags: birdcage
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