Jim Jarmusch favors Christopher Marlowe
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| Jim Jarmusch and John Hurt |
At the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 on the occasion of a press conference about the film "Only Lovers Left Alive! " Jim Jarmusch (left) and his performer John Hurt (right - he plays Christopher Marlowe) insisted that we must recognize Marlowe as the poet genius Shakespeare. - The Stratfordman was illiterate...
When John Hurt was questioned about his role as a centuries-old vampire (he plays Christopher Marlowe in old age) he gave the ball to his director Jim Jarmusch saying:
John Hurt: “Well, I’m here basically because I think Jim utterly believes in Christopher Marlowe. He believes that he wrote Shakespeare. He believes that he should be alive now. And … I am!”
Jim Jarmusch . ... there are different theories of who wrote these things. One of them: it’s very possible that Christopher Marlowe’s death was faked – uh, his murder – there’s a lot of research showing this. But really, this idea of Shakespeare – it’s not really important who wrote these beautiful things, but I think it’s very interesting that they are assigned to someone that quite possibly was illiterate – William Shakspeare. It’s very likely he could not even write. So, someday maybe, this will be revealed. I don’t know. May be never!”
From whom Jim Jarmusch had his information ?
