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03 Sep 2005, 4:14 pm

"Mozart and the Whale" is available in Brazil on DVD or VHS but with the title "Crazy in Love" or the spanish equivalent of that. I had no control over this and object as I am sure you will. I want to know if this happens in any other nations. If so, I support any nonviolent action taken to boycott that product as long as it has that title.

We are not crazy but we do fall in love. Even though I know this will never happen in my country, I feel for any of you who might feel insulted by this choice of title in your country.

Once again, without my permission, a German Publisher is publishing my life story in September, using the "Crazy in Love" title. Their excuse was that next year is the 250th birthday of Mozart. I am refusing to accept any royalties from the sale of that book in Germany.

As far as this general situation, I am exploring my legal options.

Jerry Newport



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03 Sep 2005, 4:19 pm

Jerry any idea when mozart and whale is coming out?



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03 Sep 2005, 6:39 pm

I heard sometime next month...



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03 Sep 2005, 6:59 pm

where did you hear that from?



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03 Sep 2005, 7:58 pm

TheWhale wrote:
"Mozart and the Whale" is available in Brazil on DVD or VHS but with the title "Crazy in Love" or the spanish equivalent of that.
Jerry Newport

On a technical note, Portuguese (português) is the main language of Brazil (Brasil).



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03 Sep 2005, 8:02 pm

By the way, AltaVista Babelfish's probably unidiomatic translation of, "They are madly in love," is "Estão louca no amor."



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03 Sep 2005, 8:11 pm

What company is it being released under in the US??

(Want to get a copy :D )


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03 Sep 2005, 9:08 pm

Sue them! Sue them all to hell!



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05 Sep 2005, 8:08 pm

You have my unswavering loyalty in the pursuit of fragging those bastards (in a nonviolent way, of course)



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06 Sep 2005, 1:26 am

There is already a movie with the title 'Crazy in Love' starring Holly Hunter.

Perhaps it is that one that is released in Brazil.



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06 Sep 2005, 3:24 am

hey jerry i can't wait until ur movie comes out..... i might learn some savant traits off you lol (i wish.. ill stick to my music and whatnot)

good luck! :oops: 8O 8O 8O 8O



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06 Sep 2005, 5:05 am

what is it about?


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06 Sep 2005, 8:11 am

why is a josh hartnett movie directed by the awesome norwegian director going straight to DVD?

uhhm, cant it come on the cinema soon...? i so want to see it...



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06 Sep 2005, 11:07 am

What is the exact title in Portuguese? The problem is that in English "crazy in love" is an idiomatic expression meaning "being very much in love", but it can also be understood literally, especially in the context of this movie, to mean "crazy people who are in love". Without knowing the Portuguese title, I am not sure whether this double meaning issue would apply.

Is the movie being released by an authorized distributor, or is it being circulated illegally?