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Jan 29, 2009
Caitlin
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As others have mentioned, despite having sexy Johnny Depp on the cover, the movie was not based directly on the penny dreadful (originally titled The String of Pearls). Neither was Sondheim’s musical. This version was originally published in 1846, and is very different.
So, this sailor guy, Mark Ingestrie, has this string of pearls. He goes into Sweeney Todd’s parlor for a shave and disappears. Some of Mark’s friends go looking for him, Mark’s dog drives Sweeney crazy, and Johanna’s sailor boyfr ...more
So, this sailor guy, Mark Ingestrie, has this string of pearls. He goes into Sweeney Todd’s parlor for a shave and disappears. Some of Mark’s friends go looking for him, Mark’s dog drives Sweeney crazy, and Johanna’s sailor boyfr ...more
Jul 01, 2008
Adam J. M. Eagleton
marked it as to-read
