I don't know much about the blackface tradition outside the US; possibly it's not seen as so outre outside this country. Still, that Australian thing...wow.
Now that I look at that slapstick scene again, I can see she isn't wearing a bra. It's not as obvious as it is in Swing Time, though. (I was actually a bit shocked that the notriously strict censors of the time didn't raise a fuss about it. That gown was SHEER.) Just thinking about doing any of their dances without some sort of scaffolding makes my boobs hurt in sympathy; I'm amazed she managed it. Granted, I have rather more material to work with than she did, but still, it's hard to imagine a bra that would be more uncomfortable than doing those dances without one.
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Date: 2009-11-20 03:39 am (UTC)Now that I look at that slapstick scene again, I can see she isn't wearing a bra. It's not as obvious as it is in Swing Time, though. (I was actually a bit shocked that the notriously strict censors of the time didn't raise a fuss about it. That gown was SHEER.) Just thinking about doing any of their dances without some sort of scaffolding makes my boobs hurt in sympathy; I'm amazed she managed it. Granted, I have rather more material to work with than she did, but still, it's hard to imagine a bra that would be more uncomfortable than doing those dances without one.
Hmm, Netflix doesn't have Devdas. Darn.