"Rick Olette" is Verdi's Rigoletto, and his horrible young boss is Verdi's "Duke" -- the mysterious Sparafucile is now the strange grad-school friend "Buck," and best of all, the "Monterone" character -- the person whose individual curse sets up the whole horrible future -- is Sandra Oh's innocent wage-slave, who has no idea that her curse had so much power.
The "Gilda" character, Rigoletto's sheltered young daughter, is Eve in this movie, and the connection between her and the Duke -- via an internet sex site -- is a perfect parallel to the operatic situation.
You should see this movie, and also rent a performance of Verdi's Rigoletto, so as to be able to compare and contrast.
The "Gilda" character, Rigoletto's sheltered young daughter, is Eve in this movie, and the connection between her and the Duke -- via an internet sex site -- is a perfect parallel to the operatic situation.
You should see this movie, and also rent a performance of Verdi's Rigoletto, so as to be able to compare and contrast.