-----Original Message-----
>From: jimdohertyjr <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com>
>Sent: Feb 11, 2007 3:45 PM
>To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re: The Long Goodbye
>
>Dave,
>
>Re your comment below:
>
>> I haven't seen
>> Altman's comments on Chandler, except as
paraphrased here, and if you
>> have a link to them, I'd be
interested.
>
>In an interview at the time of the film's initial
release, Altman was
>quoted as saying, "I see Marlowe the way Chandler saw
him, a loser. But
>a real loser, not the fake winner that Chandler made
out of him. A
>loser all the way."
>
>Since Chandler clearly did NOT see Marlowe as a
loser, and since Altman
>was almost certainly familiar with how Chandler
really did feel about
>his character ("A man fit for adventure . . . He is
the hero. He is
>everything."), his comment, particularly in
conjunction with the
>completed film, makes his contempt for Chandler's
creation quite
>evident.
>
>JIM DOHERTY
>
>
Jim, you're assuming Altman thinks being a loser is a bad
thing. If you look at just about any of his films it is
pretty clear to see that he sympathizes with the losers over
the winners every time.
TL
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