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Post by Heather on Jan 18, 2018 19:17:31 GMT -5
Checked out a new novela from Spain, called Morocco: In Times of War, and it reminds me of Gran Hotel. Any other fans?
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Post by jodgrl on Jan 19, 2018 22:36:18 GMT -5
Omg I binge watched this on Netflix and I love it. The characters are well done. Well done show.
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Post by Admin on Jan 21, 2018 0:04:28 GMT -5
Yes, they changed the name on Netflix but it's Tiempos de Guerra and I did get a Gran Hotel vibe from it. It's really great.
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Post by heather on Jan 22, 2018 16:38:13 GMT -5
I think the Gran Hotel vibe is because it's about upper class culture and class differences, like Downton Abbey or Upstairs Downstairs (1930s but still), unlike the 1920s flapper vibe from Cable Girls, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and The Great Gatsby. There are wealthy people in those last three, but those aren't stories about that topic.
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Post by northboundtrain on Jan 27, 2018 13:49:02 GMT -5
There's also some similarities when it comes to the music and the color palette. Cable Girls and Velvet feature bold song choices and vibrant colors, but GH and Morocco/TDG don't -- the Morocco/TDG theme reminds me of Lucio Godoy's compositions for Gran Hotel, and the colors of the two series are similar...lots of whites, grays, tans, pastels...almost like watching old photographs come to life in both cases. (The time period helps with that, too, of course!)
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Post by Obsessed on Jan 27, 2018 16:14:46 GMT -5
I see in the credits that the original music in TdG is by Federico Jusid who also did the original score for Isabel, My Queen from 2011-14? Does anyone know where I can watch that series w/Eng subs. I believe it was 3 seasons and was well received.
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Post by heather on Jan 27, 2018 18:07:18 GMT -5
In my opinion, Isabel is the greatest telenovela of all time. I've studied the Spanish colonization of the Americas extensively and that show is SO historically accurate. It's actually Isabel (set in the 1450s-1492) then a special episode called La Corona Partida (about Isabel's daughter; set in 1496-1516) then Carlos Rey Emperador (about Isabel's grandson; set in 1519-1521). The whole thing is incredible. You may also want to check out the telenovela miniseries Juana Inés, which is on Netflix. It's about the real-life Mexican poet and set in 1664-1695 and I guess it's roughly as historically accurate as it could be. We don't know all that much about her (because she was a woman) and we don't really know if she was asexual, straight, bisexual, or a lesbian (she wrote a lot of poems from a man's point of view). The show paints her as maybe bisexual, maybe a lesbian. Another must-see is La Esclava Blanca, which is on Netflix. It's set in Colombia from 1821-1840s. It's a fictional story about the abolition movement and I love that it shows the culture and religion of the slaves. I actually can't stand movies/miniseries about slavery because it's such a depressing subject (I like Westerns because the people of color are empowered), but La Esclava Blanca is a love story, so it never gets too sad. La Corona Partida (no subtitles but it's all I could find): www.dailymotion.com/video/x4qlmqkIsabel and Carlos Rey Emperador with subtitles: wlext.net/ |
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Post by Obsessed on Jan 27, 2018 20:09:16 GMT -5
Thanks for all the info, Heather, I really appreciate it. I'd better get started, looks like I'll be busy watching for a while👍
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Post by heather on Jan 27, 2018 20:23:12 GMT -5
You're welcome. Maybe you'll even learn a little Spanish. ^_^ I also know a lot about English-language period pieces if you want any other recommendations.
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Post by Holly J on Aug 8, 2022 15:20:57 GMT -5
I just watched Morocco for the first time and I'm in love with the song Julia plays on the piano in the first episode- can anyone tell me the name of the song? Thanks  |
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