ELISABETH (German-language musical) might get a film adaptation

[Fan123]

Posted: 2/5/19 at 6:40am

Oooh.

https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/iffam-shekhar-kapur-plans-new-projects-exclusive-1203086658/

Shekhar Kapur, director of the Elizabeth-with-a-Z films about Queen Elizabeth I, is looking into making a film in German, based on the stage musical about the Austrian Empress. I hope that this happens.

Updated On: 2/5/19 at 06:40 AM

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 2/5/19 at 10:39am

I was gonna say when I read the thread title, no question this is gonna be in German, it's not nearly popular enough outside of Europe.

[labellaragazza1]

Posted: 2/5/19 at 12:06pm

Apparently it's quite popular in South Korea as well- they've had multiple productions of it (they seem to like importing German musicals). I'd be curious to see this, it always seemed really interesting. 

[Erzlump]

Posted: 2/5/19 at 2:06pm

If Michael Kunze would not make way for someone else than himself to translate the lyrics everyone is better off this way. The original German lyrics are fine - sometimes a bit kitschy, which fits with the whole thing, sometimes a bit Schlager-esque - but whenever he has attempted to write English lyrics it was hilariously bad in my opinion (and I do like the guy and his musicals). The English lyrics we know from the Rebecca demo would've needed some serious work. 

Updated On: 2/5/19 at 02:06 PM

[Kitsune]

Posted: 2/5/19 at 2:16pm

I'm familiar with Elisabeth through its Japanese adaptations with the Takarazuka Revue, Japan's all-female performance troupe. My Japanese is in that sweet spot where I know enough to get the gist of the lyrics, but not enough to be super critical of the quality.

Anyway, I love the music, and I'd love to see it get more worldwide exposure.

[jodi torres]

Posted: 9/24/20 at 9:28pm

I have been dying to see that but was never able to understand it. My fate!

Does anyone know of a way I can get an English or a Spanish version of it? My German girlfriend always watches it and it just makes me curious. Maybe I can try to translate this using Google Translate. Check this: https://translatehub.org/how-to-contribute-to-google-translate/. Or does anyone knows of any good ways to watch this show? I really find that play very sweet.

 

 

[Wick3]

Posted: 9/24/20 at 10:37pm

Never heard of this musical before but I'm guessing Elisabeth here is the one whose nickname is Sisi? I actually thought maybe Frank Wildhorn would write a musical about her since he wrote a musical about Rudolf (Sisi's son.)

I found this on youtube and it has English subtitles.

 

[tourboi]

Posted: 9/24/20 at 10:40pm

Erzlump said: "The English lyrics we know from the Rebecca demo would've needed some serious work."

This is the first I’ve heard of any English demos! I love this score but wish it could be adapted into English well. I must hunt down those demos now.

[Fan123]

Posted: 9/25/20 at 7:33pm

jodi torres, there are also sites around with song lyric translations, such as https://lyricstranslate.com/en/elisabeth-musical-lyrics.html.

That youtube version is also available on DVD, as are several Japanese productions. I believe many of the Japanese DVDs are of the aforementioned Takarazuka adaptation, which I've heard is a little different to the standard version, with the differences going beyond just the all-woman casting. However, I don't think any of them have English or Spanish subtitles. (The youtube one must have had subtitles added by a fan.)

Updated On: 9/25/20 at 07:33 PM