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June 08, 2005
The Girl on the bridge
I do enjoy European Movies. They are much more intimate than the American ones, they are more poetic, and in many respect less graphic. They used lots of CLOSE-UPS, and that brings you in, makes you feel closer to the subject. They also treat sex in the movies very differently, it is actually more discreat and sesuall. One of the most erotic scenes I have seen in a movie, was a scene with Bridgite Bordot, washing her priest cousins hands in the sink, standing behind him, and two pair of hands flowing in running water, I also have an American favorite, one that goes way back, and we do get to watch it every christmass, the movie, ITS A WONDERFULL LIFE, the scence, where James Stewart, and his sweet heart Donna Reed, are standing very close trying to listen and talk on the phone together, it is a fabolous scene, check it out next christmass.
I watched -The Girl On the Bridge yesterday, its a fine movie, lyrical, and very intimate, if you come across it, rent it and watch
it. I think American Movies try to reach that level of intimacy and closeness with their Independent Movies, MIRIMAX was a pioneer in independent movies, and WEINSTEIN BROTHERS, made a ton of money doing it, but recently they lost their way, and after DISNEY bought the compony, it got ride of them two. Harvey Winstein lives here and we do see him around the town, with his blonde wife and blonde kids and usually a black nanny.
Breakfast at Tiffany, is one of my favorite movies, based on Truman Capotte book, with the ever elegant Ms Audry Hepburn, and George Peppard, as the aspiring actor.and of course Mansini's Music, and the song, MOON RIVER. whenever I catch it on the tube I sit and watch, I also love, Accidental TOURIST, one of the most under rated movies of all time, and William Hurts acting probably the best I have ever seen , so subtle, and penetrating, one of the best acting of all time, next to F.MURRY ABRAHAM's in the AMADEUS. Accidental Tourist, is so seamless, so lyrical, the way the movie rolls, every scene, every shot, and William Hurts haunting face, his movement, the way he seems so indifferent to every thing that has happened to him, so damaged, and how he finds his salvation, makes me ache every time I see it.
As i told you last night somewhere between sleep and consciousness I figured out where i am going with the book, you see you create the carachters, and once you put them on the paper they show you the way, they have their stories within them and they tell you, you just have to0 listen and write them down. I have figured out the new carachter that will be introduced in the next chapter, you have already heared about her;SOPHIE, she is something else, very damaged, very beautiful and very smart, i have also figured out two more carachters that would be added in the second chapter. I have sent the first chapter to Dr, B, and have asked two of my friends here to review it too, I think I will wait to hear from the three of them before I start the second chapter. As usuall My friend and guardian Cyrus gets to read every thing first, he has read the first chapter so far, but you kno0w how hard it is to get a comment out of him.
I am at work today, taking my medicine, and sweating like a pig, I do feel a bit better, but I still am weak, and walk like an eighty years old man. I will post you another one of my new poems, and thanks to all of you for your generous sentiments. LIFE IS GOOD
ILL
Posted by Idinraha at June 8, 2005 02:34 PM