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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 11:32:00 EST
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- From: Penny Ward <UNCPEW@UNC.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: recasting/Scent of a Woman
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- > While we're on the subject of remakes, has anyone mentioned SCENT OF A WOMAN,
- > which seems to be a remake of a 1979 Italian film? I haven't seen the Italian
- > film, but it is about a blind man. Is it a coincidence, or did Bo Goldman, th
- > scriptwriter of the Pacino film, rip off the original? I say rip off because
- > there is absolutely no mention of the original in the credits. Again, I am
- > coming into this late, so maybe this has all been discussed.
-
- Actually, the original *was* credited in the credits for Scent of a
- Woman. They said something like, "Based on a character in
- Profuma di Donna by..." I remember thinking, "This must be a
- very loose adaptation, if they're saying 'based on a character'
- rather than 'based on the movie'."
-
- --Penny
-