Poor Alex! And news about Monday's filming...

[frodos-smile.livejournal.com]

I think Alex is on painkillers... This is his blog entry from today, and is rather incoherent. But I think I have the gist of his message in my poor translation...




Estoyecribiendo desdeunadeesasmaquinashorriblesdel aeropuerto, de esa que me metescutroeuros yte dejan escribirunossegundos.Ahoramism cojoel avion para Londres. Me he torcido el tobillo ayer,lo tengo venddo,peroetoyvivo.quemal escribe esto,dios. mañan ruedo lassecuencias desexo entreelijah y leonor...Esperoquetodo vy bien.

My very poor translation...
I am ecribiendo since one of those you plot horrible of the airport, of that that put me cutro euro and they leave you to write some seconds.now mism lame the avion for London. I have twisted me the ankle yesterday, I have it venddo, but I am alive.that badly writes this, God. tomorrow we film the sequences of sex between Elijah and Leonor. I hope everything goes well.


As I said, with the incredible run-ons in his typing today, I think poor Alex must be on painkillers because of his ankle. I had to guess at where to separate the words for the translation, and still can't get it right. Honestly, I didn't even try with some of it. But I do feel confident of the last two sentences. :-)

Comments

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this, frodos_smile! Yes, it sounds as if the poor guy has twisted his ankle. So I hope it won't interfere with filming tomorrow's scenes which sound most fascinating! ;-) I hope, too, that there won't be anything happening to inhibit Elijah's performance & that the right chemistry will be there.

Bring it on, Alex! :-D

~Lyra

[kissing-athelas.livejournal.com]

tomorrow we film the sequences of sex between Elijah and Leonor

So *that's* why everyone's so excited about this particular film... Hah.

[kissing-athelas.livejournal.com]

Also, Leonor Watling = beeeautiful lady. Lucky bastard, that Elijah.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_celebrian/]

Thanks for the info. I'm a little surprised they are filming a sex scene. There is one in the book (which I finished a couple of days ago), but it's not integral to the plot and I didn't really think they'd bother putting it in. Although, come to think of it, there might be a reason (beyond making the fans happy). ;-)

[verangel.livejournal.com]

um..sex between Elijah and Leonor? I can't wait for these details..please oh please. I am sure Elijah's girl will be there too...watching... v

Not a literal translation.

[chantalthespy.livejournal.com]

I'm writing from one those horrible machines at the aiport. The kind where you put in 4 Euros, and you can only write for a few seconds. Right now, I'm taking the plane to London. I twisted my ankle yesterday, I have it ... venddo?, but I'm alive. It sucks to write this, jesus. Well, tomorrow we film the sex scenes between Elijah and Leonor... I hope everything goes well.

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[chantalthespy.livejournal.com]

I'm really pissed, that LJ said it didn't post my comment, but there it is 3 times! Stupid thing!

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

Although, come to think of it, there might be a reason (beyond making the fans happy). ;-)

Reason, what reason?!? Do please spill the beans! ;-)

~Lyra

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

If I were an actress & had to do a sex scene for a movie, I can hardly imagine anything more inhibiting than having someone I knew watching me -- my SO in particular. It would probably make me feel all kind of guilty & unfaithful! ;-) I've never previously heard of actors' partners being around when sex scenes are being filmed in movies -- have you?

~Lyra

Re: Not a literal translation.

[sophinisba]

Venddo I'm thinking is for "vendado", bandaged. I took the "quemal escribe esto,dios" to be "how badly this thing writes" or, less literally, "It's really hard to write with this thing" and the typos are more the fault of the keyboard on the stupid airport computers than his injury.

Sex scenes! Whoo!!

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[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this! But I can only see one comment from you on my screen!

~Lyra

[http://users.livejournal.com/_celebrian/]

Well, it's nothing dramatic really.

SPOILER ALERT!!!! If you want to avoid a minor spoiler, please skip the next part of this. . .

There is a phone call that if I remember correctly wakes them up when they are in bed together, so maybe they are filming that. The book doesn't describe anything about the sex itself. They are there and it's clear what's going to happen and then it skips to when the phone rings hours later. I didn't just check back, so I could be getting this a bit wrong, but the general thing is right, I'm sure.

[frodos-smile.livejournal.com]

Actually, there are a couple of sex scenes, but I agree they are not integral to the plot. Unless Alex is aiming for, perhaps, a heightened sense of suspicion toward certain characters? That's the only reason, other than adherence to the text, that I can think of for including this.

But who am I to second guess the director? ;-)

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

Hmmm ... interesting! (Don't worry, I have the book & have already started reading it). I wonder if they'll expand on the book version? And I wonder what rating the movie is meant to be when released?

Thanks anyway!
~Lyra

[frodos-smile.livejournal.com]

Well, Pam was there when Elijah filmed his scene with Lohan. We don't know if this will be any more explicit than that was.

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

That's the only reason, other than adherence to the text, that I can think of for including this.

To draw in a bigger audience, perhaps? With the exception of something massively popular such as LOTR, I would imagine that in the 21st century a movie with sex scenes in it would be a bigger draw than one without.

~Lyra

[http://users.livejournal.com/_celebrian/]

I won't second guess either. I just thought that was something that might be skipped because they really aren't all that relevant plot-wise. A few hints of course, but I don't think more than that is really needed. I suppose we'll see near the end of the year. :-)

Possible "Bobby" spoiler so don't read if you don't want to know

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

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Well, I haven't seen Bobby yet, but I'm sure I read somewhere that the EW/LL sex scene in that movie was cut because of "lack of chemistry". Though I may be mistaken of course ...

~Lyra

[sssneaking.livejournal.com]

Warning: SPOILERS (but mild and as non-spoilery as I can manage)

Aside from what you said about suspicion, I think, from reading the blog, they are doing at least the start of first time they have sex (e.g. she asks him why he's still got his trousers on etc. or whatever it was). This is presumably establishing their relationship and kind of automatic if they are doing the initial tennis/squash scene.

Also, one reason that the narrator is not in a particular place at a particular time is because he's decided to spend the day in bed with her instead. I think that one is integral to the plot and they are going to have do at least some establishing of that (although not necessarily a full on sex scene). Although, they could have made drastic changes to the plot and it could all be different.

Re: Not a literal translation.

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

You're probably right. "Dios" means "God" I think, doesn't it?

~Lyra

Re: Not a literal translation.

[frodos-smile.livejournal.com]

Yes, it does. Jesus (accent on the u) mean Jesus.

But thank you, chantalthespy, for the better translation. I didn't know about those little machines, but had I looked more closely at the text, I could have figured it out.

And yes, the machine probably explains Alex's typos, etc., though I still wouldn't rule out the painkillers. lol

[frodos-smile.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, you're right, quite true. That detail had slipped my mind.

[primula-baggins.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty much not reading the rest of this due to spoilers, but SEX SCENE!!! ALRIGHT!111 : D:::

Let's hope this one doesn't get cut. ; )

OK, I'm a perv. Wanna sue? lol.

Re: Not a literal translation.

[primula-baggins.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is good. Thank you.

Vendo means "bandaged".

[sssneaking.livejournal.com]

I suppose this is technically a spoiler but not one you'd get upset about: make that a plural. Sex scenes. Of some kind anyway.