It has been said before, but I am going to leave this group
because short tempers lead to exhaustive posts that are
essentially bickering and sniping. I have enjoyed helpful
posts from such succinct people as Bill Crider and Dave
Zeltzerman, but the few nuggets of worth don't compensate for
so much childish posturing. Good luck.
Patrick Lee
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King
<abrasax93@...> wrote:
>
> --- William Ahearn <williamahearn@...>
wrote:
>
> > Oh? Let's see, Evan Hunter (Ed McBain) either
quit
> > or
> > was fired from Marnie because he didn't think
that
> > rape was an acceptable method of marital
behavior
> > modification. Yet, Hitchcock did and insisted
on the
> > scene to torment Tipi Hendren who had -- as
they
> > said
> > in the day -- spurned Hitchcock's
advances.
>
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> Are you saying that gossip and dish impacts
your
> opinion of art itself? Who cares? People do get
raped
> in marriage, but that's hardly the point. In 1966,
the
> Catholic Church still maintained that there is no
rape
> in marriage. Again, beside the point. Is the
film
> powerful and impacting? Does it make you consider
why
> people turn to crime? Do you empathize with Marnie?
Do
> you want her to go to prison? Would you do what
Mark
> does if you were in his shoes? This is
probably
> Hichcock's most complex and compelling relationship
in
> any of his films. It is certainly Connery's best
film
> if not his best performance (A FINE MADNESS,
THE
> UNTOUCHABLES). I don't care whether Hitchcock was
a
> good guy or not, any more than I have to
admire
> Piccasso's lifestyle, or Paul McCartney's. The
work
> stands by itself and it speaks for itself. I
don't
> care if it's produced by a mass murderer, if its
great
> work, I'll acknowledge it. I couldn't care less
what
> actresses say about directors.
>
> Patrick King
>
>
>
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