Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Movies: Comedy: Hedwig & the Angry Inch
By Hannah F., West Wing Moderator (Cynicalchick) on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 7:09 pm:

1. Hedwig is from east Berlin (as in before the wall came down). His name, Americanized, is "Hedvig." YET, auf Deutsche, "ig" is pronounced "isch."

2. The diner, where a fight breaks out. The band joins the ruckus, and Hedwig continues singing...the instruments keep playing!!

3. In a flashback, Hedwig & his mother speak..in Russian. (I think..it was Slavic. It sure as hell wasn't German)


I love the movie, though. :)

By Sparrow47 on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 7:48 pm:

I think the diner scene you mentioned is supposed to be a more surreal than literal, thus I wouldn't consider that a true nit.

And you're right, the movie is great!

By Hannah F., West Wing Moderator (Cynicalchick) on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 1:12 pm:

I expect Constanze or Electron to back me up on the "ig" thing.

By Electron on Friday, September 19, 2003 - 5:47 pm:

In this case the -ig can be something like an -ik (hard) or an -ich (soft).

By Hannah F., West Wing Moderator (Cynicalchick) on Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 1:44 pm:

Ah.


Question: Rammstein and Megaherz pronounce it soft, but the German teachers I know pronounce it with a hard sound. Is it a regional thing?

By Electron on Sunday, September 21, 2003 - 6:55 pm:

Is it a regional thing?

Yes.

By Hannah F., West Wing Moderator (Cynicalchick) on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 1:57 am:

Apparently, "Angry Inch" was performed by one of my new favorite bands, Type O Negative.

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