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Past Pudding productions have been set in 18th-century Europe ("Sealed With a Quiche"), feudal England ("Serf's Up"), and the distant future ("A Thousand Clones...
...keep it from defilement. To hold before it a promised land ..." What really enslaved mankind, Hitler raves on, was the Jewish invention of a God purer than any other, a God whose "inconceivable, unimaginable presence envelops us." Says he: "The Jew invented conscience and left man a guilty serf." The Nazi execution of such inventors brought secret rejoicing to the rest of the world, according to this judgment, but since the Holocaust ended in the creation of Israel, Hitler also claims to be the benefactor of the Jews. "Perhaps I am the Messiah . . . whose infamous deeds were allowed...
...years, Sir's dresser Norman (Tom Courtenay) has shielded him from difficulties and the truths that sear. Playing loyal serf to imperious sovereign, he has bolstered Sir's morale, salved his ego, washed his underpants, suffered his diatribes and basked in the reflected glory of his occasional triumphs upon the stage. Norman is nimble-witted, mocking, tartly observant, yet given to foggily elusive reminiscence. His most trusted friend seems to be the half-bottle of Scotch in his back pocket. Norman is a homosexual, but his love for Sir is protective, albeit possessive, and achingly platonic...
...Hasty Pudding staged an extra performance of "Serf's Up" yesterday for the filming...
According to the contract, the Needham-based television company will release the film version of "Serf's Up" within the next six months in the Boston area and will negotiate distribution with interested companies as far away as Los Angeles...