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theholyinnocent) wrote2007-06-29 01:10 pm
theholyinnocent) wrote2007-06-29 01:10 pm
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noir friday
Remember Ernest and Bertram? No? Well, with all the recent chitter-chatter amongst the flist about The Children's Hour, I found a clip on YouTube of the scene that inspired E & B:
Oh, Martha. I see why you fell for her. That voice, the arch of her neck. I wish I had been there to make you a drink and say, Choose it, Martha. Choose that life. You needed a Mephistopheles on your shoulder telling you to knock James Garner upside the head with a milk jug, kiss that girl, and run off to Italy with her. She would've gone for it, sweetheart. Sure, she may have dumped you sooner or later, but hell, there are other frosty little brunettes in the sea.
Great way to end Gay Pride Month, huh?
Bonus item. Take two of my favorite things, the film A Touch of Evil and Nina Simone, and :
Marlene Dietrich: Has ever a woman done so much with such a tiny role? And can you beat Heston playing a Mexican? WWCS? (What Would Charo Say?)
Oh, Martha. I see why you fell for her. That voice, the arch of her neck. I wish I had been there to make you a drink and say, Choose it, Martha. Choose that life. You needed a Mephistopheles on your shoulder telling you to knock James Garner upside the head with a milk jug, kiss that girl, and run off to Italy with her. She would've gone for it, sweetheart. Sure, she may have dumped you sooner or later, but hell, there are other frosty little brunettes in the sea.
Great way to end Gay Pride Month, huh?
Bonus item. Take two of my favorite things, the film A Touch of Evil and Nina Simone, and :
Marlene Dietrich: Has ever a woman done so much with such a tiny role? And can you beat Heston playing a Mexican? WWCS? (What Would Charo Say?)
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Was the movie INTENDED to portray lesbians as confused lusty creatures?
I don't think so! If so, the casting of demur Hepburn and girl-next-door McClain was a catastrophe! I don't know too much about the screenplay other than it was based on the play, "The Children's Hour" by American playwright Lillian Hellman. Hellman was a liberal and long-time friend of Dorothy Parker... so my guess is she didn't have a iota of a problem with lesbians-- lusty or not! :)
but I forget that others might read my irreverent, ridiculous comment
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and now I am too! :) Here is a review of the film, in the context of it being a "remake" (of sorts) of the play...
http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/29/childrenshour1.html
veddy interesting...
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GOOD article! Gracias!!!