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elag (elag@cloud8.net) 2004/03/02 22:45

john adams wrote:
>
> "Dale Houstman" <dmh7@citilink.com> wrote in message
> news:40441BEE.700@citilink.com...
> >
> >
> > john adams wrote:
> > > "Dale Houstman" <dmh7@citilink.com> wrote in message
> > > news:40436E9A.6080503@citilink.com...
> > >
> > >>>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.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > 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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