[Regia-NA] Film "The Vikings" trivia.

[Kim Siddorn]

Yerst. If you can find a copy of the book "The Longships" by Frans G.
Begnsson, I strongly recommend it to you - a really good read, the film of
the same name only taking a single thread of a very complex story and
embroidering it somewhat.

For a really good laugh, look out for the feature film "The Norseman" which
included every cliché about Vikings ever thought of and starred the Six
Million Dollar Man.

The ship replica was its only saving grace - except it had a "downstairs"
with head clearance for a six footer, deck beams and (god help me) lighting
...

As re-enactors, we quite seriously owe "The Vikings" - the feature film, you
understand, not a superficially similar society to our own - a tremendous
debt of gratitude as it raised the profile of this period of European
history at exactly the right moment for a generation of kids that went on to
become re-enactors. I for one am truly grateful to the costume designer who
might have had a penchant for wide belts and hairy leg bindings but eschewed
the horned helmet!

Regards,

Kim Siddorn


----- Original Message -----
From: "Folo Watkins" <folo at advancenet.net>
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Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Film "The Vikings" trivia.


>
> >So, does Regia dance upon the outboard oars coming into the dock?
> >
> >Loved that silly part myself.
>
> Silly, but apparently authentic. Stunt men were supposed to do it, but
Kirk
> slipped his leash and did it himself, terrifying the director. The slip
> into the drink was real, but on the whole Kirk did it better than the
stunt
> men (source: interview with the director, available on the DVD)
>
> >Truly bizarre was the sequel, The Longships,
>
> Not a sequel, even if Richard Widmark seemed to be channeling Kirk. I just
> got the DVD at a special price; and even though most of it was silly
beyond
> belief, the scenes of the ships themselves were surprising well done. Not
> enough to be pay the full price, but still pretty neat in widescreen!
>
> Folo/Folki (film geek)
>
>
>
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