Talk:Death and the Maiden (play)

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[edit] Play or 1994 movie/film?

Actually, it looks a little bit strange to find the information about the 1994 movie/film on the article about the play, since probably hardly anybody knows the play, but a lot more people know the movie/film. On the other hand, there are other cases of movies/films where the movie/film is also more known than the play or book. In those cases, the information about the movies/films are also often found on the page of the book (see for example James Bond or American Psycho) and not on the page of the movies/films. But I still would like to ask the following question: Would it not be better to move the content of this page here to either Death and the Maiden (1994 movie) or Death and the Maiden (1994 film)? -- Citylover 13:43, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

As far as I'm concerned, a redirect from the movie to the play (which has been created recently) is the least desirable option, even for the time being. I'd prefer one longer article with a "Film adaptation" section after a discussion of the play (see Mildred Pierce as an example). Having separate pages for the book and the film often creates problems (see Absolute Beginners), <K F> 10:21, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I would say the whole gist of this article is wrong, since a massive part of the film adaption is the question of whether Kingsley's character is actually the rapist or not. This article makes it extremely clear that it is him and ignores the very real possibility, constant throughout the film, that Weaver's character is torturing an innocent man. Tilefish 23:01, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] synopsis is highly innacurate

I wonder if this synopsis (which is supposed to be about the play), was written purely from the movie adaptation...

there is no evidence that the doctor paulina remembers 'leads' the group of captors (there is, however, debatable evidence that he was hired originally to make sure the captives did not die during torture sessions)

Dr. Miranda does not 'stop at her home looking for assistance after his car breaks down'; Miranda visits the house because he is invited over by Gerardo; they became aquaintainces after Gerardo helped Miranda with his car trouble (an past event only detailed by Gerardo, not the narrator)

Paulina does NOT 'convince her husband to take Miranda captive'! she does it herself, with a gun! this statement in the article contradicts one of the main features of the play, the previously subserviant woman strongly taking measures into her own hands.

The synopsis mentions nothing about the big question of whether Miranda is in fact the doctor the Paulina remembers. This is arguably the biggest theme of the whole play, yet the article seems to say that Miranda is definatly the torturer. (i know someone already said this but im sayin it again since its such a big thing)

give me some feedback on this, so i can comfortably change the article...

Samoen 12:56, 18 September 2006 (UTC)