The Car Man
® mouse (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 09:15 GMT

THE CAR MAN
Channel 4 Sat Dec 22 9:00 PM
(100 min., United Kingdom, Performing Arts)

Set to Bizet's Carmen Suite, The Car Man is 'an Auto-Erotic Thriller' of adultery, murder, false
imprisonment and revenge. This specially filmed version of Matthew Bourne's award-winning stage
production oozes sex, lust and passion and is unlike any other dance film you may have seen.

The film begins with Luca, a drifter arriving in Harmony, a small mid-western American town, and
being employed at the local garage by the owner Dino. Luca soon begins an affair with Dino's sultry
wife, Lana and unbeknownst to Lana, he also seduces the shy Angelo. One evening, Dino discovers his
wife with Luca and in the ensuing fight Lana and Luca murder Dino. Lana fakes a robbery and frames
Angelo for the Dino's murder. Luca and Lana are soon enjoying the high life, spending Dino's money,
gambling, drinking and dancing. However, the guilt-stricken Luca starts to have hallucinations of
both Angelo and the dead Dino. In prison, Angelo is routinely beaten up and sexually abused by the
prison warden, but then manages to escape. The story reaches a highly-charged climax as Angelo
seeks revenge.

Director: Ross MacGibbon and Matthew Bourne.


Set the videos!

P.S. Any comparisons between this thread with any of Frank's will be dealt with severely!

Re: The Car Man
® Graham (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 11:02 GMT

Much better to see it live at the theatre.

Re: The Car Man
® adl (in Canada) 22 Dec 2001 at 12:44 GMT

Lesbians are sooo violent!

Re: The Car Man
® Little Idiot (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 12:47 GMT

I was chatting to one of the girls at work on wednesday, and we were discussing our favourite
drinks. I, of course, said that vodka was the greatest drink known to man (apart from the odd
bacardi or a pint of cider). To which she replied....

'Oh I can't drink vodka. It makes me violent!'

Re: The Car Man
® Graham (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 13:20 GMT

Can't you EVER stick to topic. You're always interrupting and changing the subject.

Re: The Car Man
L.I. (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 13:25 GMT

I'd reply back but that would mean not sticking to the topic of the thread.

so i won't.

Re: The Car Man
® mouse (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 19:37 GMT

You say what you like LI - tis an open forum after all!

P.S. Can't you EVER stop talking about booze!!

Re: The Car Man
Vince (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 22:20 GMT

Watching The Car Man. It is really superb - and that from one not known for his love of ballet.

Re: The Car Man
® h™ (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 22:46 GMT

Graham - it certainly was better live - not least the end of the shower scene which was far more
interesting on stage...

However, it's unlikely to reappear on the UK stage for another couple of years, so I hope you
watched it!

Vince - There's a documentary by/about Matthew Bourne (the producer of CarMan and Swan Lake) on xmas
day (6:40 - 8).

Re: The Car Man
® wilf (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 23:03 GMT

I've recorded it, so looking forward to seeing it tomorrow.

Re: The Car Man
® Brodie (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2001 at 23:07 GMT

I haven't seen it on the stage but did enjoy it this evening, despite telephone interuptions.

I taped "Good Will Hunting" which I'd seen at the cinema and really enjoyed.

Re: The Car Man
® Val (in the United Kingdom) 23 Dec 2001 at 00:11 GMT

Watched 'Good Will' whilst dipping in to 'Car man', both excellent...

Re: The Car Man
Max™ (in the United Kingdom) 27 Dec 2001 at 23:54 GMT

The Car Man was a great show both live and on TV the other day. I'm glad some BR folk enjoyed it. I
find the narrative tires a little in Act Two, especially in the night-club scene and in the
orgy-in-the-car scene, but the way Angelo "lost " himself instead of "finding" himself came over to
me much more strongly, or perhaps I just noticed it better, the way Angelo slings his backpack over
his shoulder and sets off out of town, another drifter just like Luca at the beginning. In the
ensembles, which were generally boy-girl, there was usually a boy-boy couple too, which was very
pretty. Compared with Bourne's "Swan Lake" I think it was Puccini verismo to Tchaikovsky fantasy,
but none the worse for that. I find Shchedrin's adaptation of Bizet's music generally dull, except
for a very few numbers. I'd like to see Bourne attempt Coppelia with the hero falling love with a
toy soldier, or a teddy bear, or something like that. Matthew, if you're listening... I'll write
the story for you!