Tony Kushner gives Spielberg's West Side Story a depth you will never tire of.

by Wijbrand Schaap
11 December 202129 March 2022
4 min read
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De openingsbeelden van West Side Story (2021) vertellen al een heel verhaal. Dat zit in een paar frames. Een billboard met een grandioos nieuwbouwproject. De camera zweeft er haast achteloos langs terwijl we over puinhopen van een New Yorkse achterstandswijk glijden, niet met de karakteristieke brandtrappen langs de gevel, zoals in de eerste verfilming (1961) van dit muziektheaterstuk uit 1957, maar als oud roest van treden, liggend tussen het puin.
Op dat Billboard niet zomaar een willekeurig g...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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