I saw this movie, in Montreal, as a hearing impaired person I hated it. It
was without caption and the better part of the movie was narrated. What
disabled "personage" are you referring to?
Maria
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From: "Michael Morgan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 5:41 PM
Subject: Moulin Rouge - without Crips?
> And now it seems, Toulouse Lautrec is back in the news in Moulin Rouge -
> the musical. This time the stunted genius is played by the non-disabled
> though slightly built John Leguizamo, who accentuates our herošs lisp
> possibly to underline his disabled status. In the original 50s version
TL's
> role was taken by Jose Farrer who stumped around painfully on his
knees,
> his feet tied to the back of his thighs. Therešs not so much obvious
> disability in the remake though, and the playing of a disabled artist by
an
> able-bodied actor is bound reopen the debate about whether disabled actors
> should be employed to play disabled parts. What do list members think?
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
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