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From: elag <elag@cloud8.net>
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Subject: Re: Best surrealistic directors / movies?
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:41:51 -0500
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john adams wrote:
>
> "Dale Houstman" <dmh7@citilink.com> wrote in message
> news:403A02A0.1030905@citilink.com...
> >
> >
> > john adams wrote:
> > > "Parry" <parry@perfectOMITmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:4033F095.FCE@perfectOMITmail.com...
> > >
> > >>Andreas Moss wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Thanks for a GREAT answer Parry.
> > >>>Well, surrealism or surrealistic.. I don't really care. To me its just
> a
> > >>>keyword to finding movies I seem to enjoy. (Even though I would argue
> on
> > >>>early Lynch not being surrealism.., but thats not important..)
> > >>>
> > >>>May I add some questions?
> > >>>
> > >>>1. Why is Jean Cocteau a joke? I haven't seen anything with him, but I
> > >>
> > > heard
> > >
> > >>>he's done some good movies? Could you elaborate?
> > >>
> > >>He's a director who, in ancient times, would wrongly be labeled
> > >>"surrealist." Surrealists hate him for being a pretentious,
> > >>religionistic "fake poet."
> > >
> > >
> > > I still think Blood of a Poet is great now and especially for its time.
> > >
> > > "..."
> > >
> >
> >
> > I think he made several interesting films, including "Beauty and the
> > Beast" and "L'Enfants Terribles" but after reading his memoirs, I
> > discovered he was an appalling lover of Nazi parties, luxury, and
> > celebrities, a social-climber, and an elitist aesthete.
>
> That's what I've heard. Not very much to be proud of, unless you
> like nazi parties, celebrities, luxury, and elitism.
Can we not seperate the work from the worker? There is a very nice flat
fieldstone wall upon which I've rested my bottom, which was built by a
neofascist thug. It is very sturdy and also beautiful. Shall I push it
over because of its unfortunate political leanings?
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