Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Exactly. How many of us have seen a movie from the 1930's (The Awful Truth, Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib, etc.) and been stricken by how "modern" the themes are? When I first saw and studied these movies in Stanley Cavell's course on "The Philosophy of Remarriage Commedies" (no kidding), it rearranged my 21 year old's interpretation of cultural history :-) Not alot of visual T&A, but plenty of thematic T&A, and competition, and occasional violence, and infidelity and a delightful treatment of the oh so human libido. Imagine a beautiful nude of one's grandmother. We all didn't get here via apple pies and apron strings alone :-) My grandfather was broke most of his entire life (1930's depression casualty), but he was quite a dandy in his day, with his last red cent spent on a nice tie and top coat. When I see these pictures, the sheer vitality of it is thrilling to me. Scott Montie Talbert wrote: >Scott McLoughlin wrote: > > >>But I have to say that for me, the result, the >>product or print, has alot to do with our mortality, >>the anticipation of death, and sparking the memory >>of those still living. >> >> > > > >>Scott >> >> > >Interesting point of view...kinda like watching old >B&W movies from the 30s and 40s...the actors >are gone, but, there they are, in our living rooms! > >Montie > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >