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"Romance with a Double Bass" is a short story (only three pages long!) by Creator/AntonChekhov, that was later adapted into a 1974 featurette from the United Kingdom. The adaptation was written by Creator/JohnCleese, Connie Booth, and Creator/BillOwen.
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"Romance with a Double Bass" is a short story (only three pages long!) by Creator/AntonChekhov, that was later adapted into a 1974 featurette from the United Kingdom. The adaptation was written by Creator/JohnCleese, Connie Booth, Creator/ConnieBooth, and Creator/BillOwen.
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"Romance with a Double Bass" is a short story (only three pages long!) by Creator/AntonChekhov, that was later adapted into a 1974 featurette from the United Kingdom. The adaptation was written by Creator/JohnCleese, Connie Booth, and Bill Owen.
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"Romance with a Double Bass" is a short story (only three pages long!) by Creator/AntonChekhov, that was later adapted into a 1974 featurette from the United Kingdom. The adaptation was written by Creator/JohnCleese, Connie Booth, and Bill Owen.
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!! Tropes in "Romance with a Double Bass":
* BehindAStick: At one point in the film, Smychkov hides behind a statue with his head barely concealed behind the head.
* DownerEnding: The original story; averted in the film.
* {{Fanservice}}: Necessarily, a lot of skin is on display; Connie Booth has to get into a double bass case.
* FlyingDutchman: Smychkov in the original story, but not the film.
* BehindAStick: At one point in the film, Smychkov hides behind a statue with his head barely concealed behind the head.
* DownerEnding: The original story; averted in the film.
* {{Fanservice}}: Necessarily, a lot of skin is on display; Connie Booth has to get into a double bass case.
* FlyingDutchman: Smychkov in the original story, but not the film.
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!! Tropes in "Romance with a Double Bass":
* BehindAStick: At one point inthe film, Smychkov hides behind a statue with his head barely concealed behind the head.
short story:
*DownerEnding: The original story; averted in the film.
* {{Fanservice}}: Necessarily, a lot of skin is on display; Connie Booth has to get into a double bass case.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: In the film, Smychkov is briefly apprehended as a thief because he took the princess' dress and shoes from her bedroom in order to deliver them to her while she was hiding naked in his double bass case.
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* MaleFrontalNudity: In-universe only; otherwise averted in the film.
** Also averted in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViA7_f7KAT0 first film adaptation]], made in Russia in 1911; the OldTimeyBathingSuit is worn by both man and woman.
** Also averted in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViA7_f7KAT0 first film adaptation]], made in Russia in 1911; the OldTimeyBathingSuit is worn by both man and woman.
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!! Tropes in the 1911 film adaptation:
* MaleFrontalNudity: In-universe only; otherwise averted in the film. The OldTimeyBathingSuit is worn by both man and woman.
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* BehindAStick: At one point in the film, Smychkov hides behind a statue with his head barely concealed behind the head.
* {{Fanservice}}: Necessarily, a lot of skin is on display; Connie Booth has to get into a double bass case.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: In the film, Smychkov is briefly apprehended as a thief because he took the princess' dress and shoes from her bedroom in order to deliver them to her while she was hiding naked in his double bass case.
* MaleFrontalNudity: In-universe only; otherwise averted in the film.
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* UptownGirl: In the film, the princess and the humble musician Smychkov explicitly develop feelings for each other.
* WithCatlikeTread: In the film, Smychkov has to sneak past all the servants in order to fetch the princess' dress and then her shoes, while wearing much-too-tight shoes that squeak with every step.
* WithCatlikeTread: In the film, Smychkov has to sneak past all the servants in order to fetch the princess' dress and then her shoes, while wearing much-too-tight shoes that squeak with every step.
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The first film adaptation of this story was made in Russia in 1911 as a short silent, directed by Kai Hansen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViA7_f7KAT0 This is available on [=YouTube=].
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The first film adaptation of this story was made in Russia in 1911 as a short silent, directed by Kai Hansen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViA7_f7KAT0 This is available on [=YouTube=].[=YouTube=]]].
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The first film adaptation of this story was made in Russia in 1911 as a short silent, directed by Kai Hansen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViA7_f7KAT0 This is available on [=YouTube=].
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** Also averted in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViA7_f7KAT0 first film adaptation]], made in Russia in 1911; the OldTimeyBathingSuit is worn by both man and woman.
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"Romance with a Double Bass" is a short story (only three pages long!) by Creator/AntonChekhov, that was later adapted into a 1974 featurette from the United Kingdom. The adaptation was written by Creator/JohnCleese, Connie Booth, and Bill Owen.
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* TimeMarchesOn: The idea of a clothing thief might mystify modern readers unaware that clothing was notoriously expensive in Russia at the time the story was written.
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Romance with a Double Bass is a short story by Creator/AntonChekhov, that was later adapted into a 1974 featurette from the United Kingdom. The adaptation was written by JohnCleese, ConnieBooth, Creator/JohnCleese, Connie Booth, and Bill Owen.
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Romance with a Double Bass is a short story by Creator/AntonChekhov, that was later adapted into a 1974 featurette from the United Kingdom. The adaptation was written by JohnCleese, ConnieBooth, and Bill Owen.
Smychkov, a bassist, shows up too early for the ball of a beautiful princess, and decides to spend his extra time skinny dipping in the nearby lake. The princess, meanwhile, has gone fishing at the lake, and later decides to go skinny dipping as well. However, things change when a thief absconds with both Smychkov's and the Princess's clothes, and while the Princess is wandering around, she meets Smychkov. After their initially embarrassing encounter, he tries to help her return to the castle by hiding her in his bass case.
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!! Tropes in "Romance with a Double Bass":
* DownerEnding: The original story; averted in the film.
* Fanservice
* FlyingDutchman: Smychkov in the original story, but not the film.
* GoneSwimmingClothesStolen: The basis for the plot.
* KarmaHoudini: Arguably the thief.
* MaleFrontalNudity: In-universe only; otherwise averted in the film.
* MeetCute: Smychkov and the princess, both nude, are embarrassed at their first meeting.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny
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Smychkov, a bassist, shows up too early for the ball of a beautiful princess, and decides to spend his extra time skinny dipping in the nearby lake. The princess, meanwhile, has gone fishing at the lake, and later decides to go skinny dipping as well. However, things change when a thief absconds with both Smychkov's and the Princess's clothes, and while the Princess is wandering around, she meets Smychkov. After their initially embarrassing encounter, he tries to help her return to the castle by hiding her in his bass case.
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!! Tropes in "Romance with a Double Bass":
* DownerEnding: The original story; averted in the film.
* Fanservice
* FlyingDutchman: Smychkov in the original story, but not the film.
* GoneSwimmingClothesStolen: The basis for the plot.
* KarmaHoudini: Arguably the thief.
* MaleFrontalNudity: In-universe only; otherwise averted in the film.
* MeetCute: Smychkov and the princess, both nude, are embarrassed at their first meeting.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny
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