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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 11, 2021 12:17:20 GMT
Why is the title of this story what it is? It is a reference to a famous aria by Puccini, but that is about all I could tell you. The line is also spoken in Roman Polanski's THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS (1967), but since, of course, the Aickman story predates the film by more than a decade, any causality at work there cannot be of the ordinary kind.
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Post by weirdmonger on Aug 11, 2021 13:20:02 GMT
It is a reference to a famous aria by Puccini, but that is about all I could tell you. The line is also spoken in Roman Polanski's THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS (1967), but since, of course, the Aickman story predates the film by more than a decade, any causality at work there cannot be of the ordinary kind. But certainly of the extraordinary kind!
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Post by weirdmonger on Aug 11, 2021 15:14:13 GMT
The line is also spoken in Roman Polanski's THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS (1967), but since, of course, the Aickman story predates the film by more than a decade, any causality at work there cannot be of the ordinary kind. But certainly of the extraordinary kind! PS: Puccini knew that you need a tiny hand to use a smartphone keyboard, even if it means frostbite in the winter. This story more and more seems to be an Aickman prophecy about such things when compared to the clunky squat black monsters with variously sized flexes.
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Post by helrunar on Aug 11, 2021 17:50:48 GMT
I know of that sentence from Fearless Vampire Killers, a longtime firm favorite. I had no idea it was a grand opera reference. Interesting.
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Post by samdawson on Aug 11, 2021 18:34:39 GMT
It's also used by Private Godfrey in the Dad's Army episode Don't Fence Me In
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