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henna day post
Jun. 30th, 2013 02:13 pmIt is Henna Day on a broiling day in Los Angeles. Today's supposed to be the hottest day of the heat wave, and the cool henna on my head is a good way to beat the heat.
I've been rereading Tam Lin for Readercon, and last night, just as I was about to get to the part where they see a production of Hamlet, I discovered TCM was about to show the 1969 Tony Richardson film of it, which I'd never seen. It's an excellent, but rather odd, version, with Nicol Williamson as Hamlet, a too-young Anthony Hopkins as Claudius (Hopkins is a year younger than Williamson!), Gordon Jackson (Mr. Hudson from Upstairs Downstairs) as Horatio, and Marianne Faithfull (!) as Ophelia. It was fun to hear Faithfull beautifully singing Ophelia's songs. It was more than a little strange to see Ophelia making out with her brother Laertes.
I've been rereading Tam Lin for Readercon, and last night, just as I was about to get to the part where they see a production of Hamlet, I discovered TCM was about to show the 1969 Tony Richardson film of it, which I'd never seen. It's an excellent, but rather odd, version, with Nicol Williamson as Hamlet, a too-young Anthony Hopkins as Claudius (Hopkins is a year younger than Williamson!), Gordon Jackson (Mr. Hudson from Upstairs Downstairs) as Horatio, and Marianne Faithfull (!) as Ophelia. It was fun to hear Faithfull beautifully singing Ophelia's songs. It was more than a little strange to see Ophelia making out with her brother Laertes.
