john adams wrote:
>
> "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 didn't feel I was deciding anything definitively. Consider it a
rhetorical device... reiterating earlier opinions in such a way as to
frame a possible debate on the topic. Add to that my lazy habit of
responding to several upstream posts at once when wading in far
downstream in the thread and perhaps it makes more sense.
I was thinking more about the original"Cocteau/ a joke" question than
the posts where my responses fell.
Fell in the well... well, well, well...
>
> 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
It would make for an interesting Film or Literary thesis.
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