tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9275564726873174.post38849428887787841..comments2019-08-29T19:52:51.645-07:00Comments on چهارباغ: Angelica tells the truthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9275564726873174.post-25693795175193392442009-12-09T21:42:59.487-08:002009-12-09T21:42:59.487-08:00the film is incredibly beautiful -- and true to li...the film is incredibly beautiful -- and true to life in ways in which few modern films about the past can be: visconti was from THOSE viscontis -- he was born a prince himself -- so he understood the world and the relations he was portraying which few directors and writers today do; <br /><br />actually, all of his films are beautiful, even the not so great ones: having been raised in beautiful surroundings, the man had had the opportunity to form good taste; and being friends with almost everyone with money, he was able to say to prince so and so or duke so and so, hey, can i film in your tuscan villa this fall? (check out for instance his Il Innocente for an example of one) and the owners would say, sure, lucchino, just be careful with my etruscan vases, you broke one last time, remember?<br /><br />the material culture in all his films is absolutely breathtaking; <br /><br />i like his films for other reasons, too: senso was filmed in my neighborhood of venice (in the Ghetto and near the Guglie market), for instance, etc.<br /><br />so just get all viscontis and watch them allSir Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953581535133000686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9275564726873174.post-15814938537591360412009-12-09T11:20:08.406-08:002009-12-09T11:20:08.406-08:00I just watched the movie version of this, which wa...I just watched the movie version of this, which was beautiful. A beautiful story too.Andrew W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00071098030747838202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9275564726873174.post-18097592901189069872009-11-25T19:26:54.322-08:002009-11-25T19:26:54.322-08:00well, old man, c'est la guerre: you've ha...well, old man, c'est la guerre: you've had a good run; count your blessings; be thankful; and move on; have you considered knitting as a substitute?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9275564726873174.post-68999540059298620772009-11-18T11:26:27.470-08:002009-11-18T11:26:27.470-08:00Possibly these women feel that you qualify for oth...Possibly these women feel that you qualify for other reasons (tall with upper body strength?) and only ask that you write a book in order to intensify their experience. (sort of like -- asking you to change your cologne)<br /><br />Either way -- you should start writing -- and include them as characters.<br /><br />As they deserve.chris millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575033275184403015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9275564726873174.post-49856828102439483652009-11-18T03:52:10.110-08:002009-11-18T03:52:10.110-08:00ah, what an interesting point! should don fabrizi...ah, what an interesting point! should don fabrizio then, instead of waltzing with his angelica, have written a book and sent a copy to her? would that have worked, and if so, should i write a book and send a copy to mine? <br /><br />and why do women so persistently suggest that i should write a book? do you suppose i should parse this as "i would sleep with you if you did?" and if so -- why don't they just do it now anyway and be done with it? or perhaps they are more cunning than this: perhaps they mean to send me away, saying, in effect: "get out of my hair, go write a book?"Sir Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953581535133000686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9275564726873174.post-2985285868199315462009-11-17T13:59:43.712-08:002009-11-17T13:59:43.712-08:00According to Evolutionary Psychology, the primary ...According to Evolutionary Psychology, the primary reason you would want to write a book is.....in so many words....to get laid.<br /><br />(your attachment to "The Leopard" is irrelevant)<br /><br /><br />And even realizing that such a denouement may no longer appeal to man of your age and wisdom -- still --- the Pleistocene has left you with a psychology that is driven to extravagant and wasteful performance.<br /><br />So........... go for it!chris millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575033275184403015noreply@blogger.com