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Re: Best surrealistic directors / movies? Road Runner High Speed O ..
john adams (nospam@nospam.com) 2004/03/01 22:44


"Dale Houstman" <dmh7@citilink.com> wrote in message
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> john adams wrote:
> > "Dale Houstman" <dmh7@citilink.com> wrote in message
> > news:40436E9A.6080503@citilink.com...
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> >>>I'm gambling that Elag meant in spite of instead of "in light of"
> >>>up above.
> >>
> >>Possibly. But one point still remains: nobody was saying they wouldn't
> >>see Cocteau's films because of his "lifestyle" only that it was
> >>impossible to consider him a surrealist because of same. After all,
> >>surrealism is more than the "product" and Cocteau's celebrity-baiting
> >>and war activities preclude his consideration, even if he had wanted to
> >>hang with such a bunch of poor people. The films can be viewed on their
> >>own merits, but his surrealist "credentials" cannot.
> >
> >
> > And I suppose that was the point: to view the films on their own merit.
> > There are things "surrealist" that can be found anywhere, high and low.
That
> > he wasn't in the good graces of Surrealists - for good reasons - is
> > established and understood.
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> >
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> Then what was the discussion about in the first place, since nobody ever
> said the film shouldn't be viewed upon their own merit?

Hell if I know!



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