Editing Le Pétomane (section)

==Legacy==

Le Pétomane left an enduring legacy and has inspired a number of artistic works. These include several musicals based on his life, such as ''The Fartiste'' (awarded Best Musical at the 2006 [[New York International Fringe Festival]]) and Seth Rozin's ''A Passing Wind'' which was premiered at the [[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts|Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts]] in 2011. In addition, Le Pétomane was added to David Lee's 2007 reworked revival of the 1953 Broadway play ''[[Can-Can (musical)|Can-Can]]'', which had originally been written by Abe Burroughs and [[Cole Porter]]. The updated play, staged at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]], featured musical theatre actor Robert Yacko as the fartiste, with sound effects provided by the band's trombone and piccolo players.{{citation needed|date = October 2014}}

[[File:Joseph Pujol (Le Petomane) at concert.jpeg|left|thumb|Le Pétomane ''ca.'' 1890]]

The character has been portrayed several times in film. In 1979 [[Ian MacNaughton]] made ''[[Le Pétomane (film)|Le Pétomane]]'', a short humorous film. Written by [[Galton and Simpson]], it was based on Joseph Pujol's story and stars veteran comic actor [[Leonard Rossiter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Le-Petomane_1979/| title=Le Petomane (1979)| work=Britmovie.co.uk|publisher= |access-date= 2009-01-05|url-status= dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203014504/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Le-Petomane_1979| archive-date= 2010-12-03}}</ref> The 1983 Italian movie ''[[Petomaniac|Il Petomane]]'', directed by [[Pasquale Festa Campanile]] and starring [[Ugo Tognazzi]], gives a poetic rendition of the character, contrasting his deep longing for normality with the condition of 'freak' to which his act relegated him. The 1998 documentary ''Le Pétomane'' by [[Igor Vamos]] examines Pujol's place in history through archival films (none of which actually include him), historical documents, photographs, recreations and fake or tongue-in-cheek interviews.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.impossiblefunky.com/archives/issue_13/13_lepetomaine.asp?IshNum=13&Headline=Le%20Petomane|title=Le Petomane: Fin de Siècle Fartiste (Igor Vamos, 2000)|last=White|first= Mike |publisher= Cahiers du Cinémart |website= impossiblefunky.com |access-date= 2009-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716052020/http://www.impossiblefunky.com/archives/issue_13/13_lepetomaine.asp?IshNum=13&Headline=Le%20Petomane|archive-date=2011-07-16| url-status= dead}}</ref>

Le Pétomane is referenced in ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'', a 1974 satirical Western comedy film directed by [[Mel Brooks]].  Brooks appears in multiple supporting roles, including the dim-witted Governor William J. Le Petomane, whose name suggests he is full of hot air.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brain-sharper.com/entertainment/blazing-saddles-tb/34/|title = 'Blazing Saddles' Producers Hid These Facts from the Public| date = 16 September 2019| website = brain-sharper.com| publisher = | accessdate = }}</ref>

''Le Petoman'' (without the {{em|e}}, because English-speaking audiences will pronounce {{nowrap|{{ndash}}mane}} differently from {{nowrap|{{ndash}}man}}) was adapted for the theatre in 2001 by Tony Stowers, from the book ''Le Petomane 1857–1945'' by J. Nohain & F. Caradec. It was declined by [[Hull Truck Theatre|Hull Truck]], [[Salisbury Playhouse]] and the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in the UK on the grounds that they felt their audiences would be 'too sophisticated' for the subject matter. It was read in English in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in 2005, in Paris in 2010, and in [[Nantes]] (in French); in June 2023 he finally made it to the stage with amateur actors.