Which version was the "one version" that you saw, British or
US?
I've only seen the last half of the British version, which
mostly seemed different to me for its version of the final
"tag" scene ("stranger approached Roman & Granger" versus
"Roman tells Granger about his pants"). The former, the old
US version, seemed much stronger. Effective as a final laugh,
yet also containing the hint that everyone one encounters is
a potential Bruno Antony.
Reportedly there are significant differences in the initial
"pick-up" scene between Granger and Walker. Yes, no? I'd be
curious to hear about those differences.
Hmm?
c.
P.S. There's something of a tradition of complaining about
Ruth Roman's performance in "Strangers." Me, I think she's
singularly effective -- notably in that "Roman meets Granger
in the vestibule" scene which is like a miniature reprise of
the Grant/Bergman "prolonged kiss" scene in "Notorious."
Roman could do good things. Here, in Vidor's "Beyond The
Forest" and "Lighting Strikes Twice," in that spiritual
document entitled "Love Has Many Faces" ...
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> Sent: Dec 3, 2003 4:26 AM To:
rara-avis@icomm.ca Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Highsmith,
Nation review
Occasional Doug wrote: Some titles, by the way, may be
different in British versions/translations. Highsmith isn't
traditionally hard-boiled (which works by me), but I'd say
she's definitely worth reading beyond Ripley and "Strangers
on a Train."
***************** I recently rented a DVD of Strangers on a
Train and there was an American version of the movie on one
side and a British version on the other. Great movie. I only
watched one version. Smiled when I saw Hitchcock himself
getting on the train. Although Highsmith might not be
hardboiled, I think she is definitely noir. That's actually
an assumption on my part. I have yet to read anything by
Highsmith. Need to fix that one of these days.
miker
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