"elag" <elag@cloud8.net> wrote in message
> No, I meant "in light of", however, what I should have said was: I would
> rather VIEW them in the CONTEXT of Cocteau's life rather than ignore
> them because of unsavory aspects of his life.
>
> I might say the same of Celine, Al Capp or G.G. Allin all of whom have
> philosophical lead feet from my perspective.
>
> In any case my comments weren't meant as a challenge... they're merely
> thoughts I had about a filmmaker whose work I've enjoyed. Since his
> work was called into question as "a joke" I thought I might venture a
> few positive thoughts or points to ponder.
Well, then I'm with Dale (a little bit confused). I'm not sure if we are
examining the merits of the film or, instead, deciding not to separate the
film from the life and viewing cocteau from that perspective.
I guess it might be interesting to try to understand Cocteau the Nazi
flirter from a psychological angle though. Similar to along these lines with
Bush: http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0%2C12271%2C1033904%2C00.html
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