What time period is "Nine" set in?
What time period is "Nine" set in?
#0What time period is "Nine" set in?
Posted: 1/4/06 at 8:54pmDoes anyone know anything about the time period of 'Nine'? I'm playing Guido in a scene in class, and I'm not exactly sure when the play is set. Thanks!
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
hypertruffle
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/22/05
#2re: What time period is 'Nine' set in?
Posted: 1/4/06 at 9:03pmYankeefan007, I've read the libretto and had to write a report on it. Could you explain how is Nine set in the '60s? Maybe there was something I overlooked...
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#3re: What time period is 'Nine' set in?
Posted: 1/4/06 at 9:09pmThe original film it's based on, "8 1/2" came out in 1963.
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#4re: What time period is 'Nine' set in?
Posted: 1/4/06 at 9:15pm
8 1/2 is one if not my favorite film of all time.
Channing is correct. That film was released in 1963 and judging from the costumes, hairstyles, etc. the show 9 is set in the 60s as well.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#5re: What time period is 'Nine' set in?
Posted: 1/4/06 at 9:16pmas per IBDB: Setting: Venice, Italy. The early 1960s
#6re: What time period is 'Nine' set in?
Posted: 1/4/06 at 9:23pmYay NINE.
hypertruffle
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/22/05
#7re: What time period is 'Nine' set in?
Posted: 1/4/06 at 9:34pmAh! I've forgotten about the movie! Thanks Margo.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#8re: What time period is 'Nine' set in?
Posted: 1/4/06 at 9:40pmThe recent revival definitely set it in the 60's. However, there was NOTHING about the original producton that strongly indicated a time period. The costumes were gorgeous, but it could just as well have been set in 1948 as 1978. No mini-skirts, go-go boots, or anything else particularly '60's.
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