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"The only way men can respond to a star is to gaze at it from their remote planet. And even when a star passes out of our sight in the sequence of orbits; we believe that it exists still and feel the gravitational pull it exerts" ............ David Thomson in The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.
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A portal, perhaps, attempting to bring the distant near. A reminiscence of films and players seen during 70 years. First seen in dark buildings surrounded by strangers and now watched again and again on diminished screens. Herewith some random thoughts on that flickering past. Remember when the lights went on and we had to leave the theatre? From Rick’s Café Americain to Lexington Avenue? Laszlo's on Lex.
"The only way men can respond to a star is to gaze at it from their remote planet. And even when a star passes out of our sight in the sequence of orbits; we believe that it exists still and feel the gravitational pull it exerts" ............ David Thomson in The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.
A Personal Pantheon
Bette Davis
Ethel Barrymore
Fay Bainter
Ella Raines
Marlene Dietrich
Katharine Hepburn
Kim Novak
Julie Harris
Aline MacMahon
Ida Lupino
Ann Dvorak
Barbara Stanwyck
Gloria Grahame
Jeanette MacDonald
Jessica Tandy
Jean Arthur
Thelma Ritter
Helen Walker
Jan Sterling
Barbara Bel Geddes
Marie Windsor
** Rebecca Pidgeon (by Papal dispensation)
Ethel Barrymore
Fay Bainter
Ella Raines
Marlene Dietrich
Katharine Hepburn
Kim Novak
Julie Harris
Aline MacMahon
Ida Lupino
Ann Dvorak
Barbara Stanwyck
Gloria Grahame
Jeanette MacDonald
Jessica Tandy
Jean Arthur
Thelma Ritter
Helen Walker
Jan Sterling
Barbara Bel Geddes
Marie Windsor
** Rebecca Pidgeon (by Papal dispensation)
At Gravesend
Laszlo's on Lex? ....... Perhaps.
Click image for Laszlo's on Lex origin
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Laszlo's on Lex ..... Perhaps
Gerry, you've been tagged, with a proviso: http://thedancingimage.blogspot.com/2010/10/directors-chair.html. Take your time with it, but I look forward to a response should you go ahead with it - particularly from the angle I suggested.
ReplyDeleteAs for Novak, I have not seen her in Jeanne Engles but I always thought she was great in Vertigo, despite some of the criticism. I wonder how Vera Miles would have been in the part...
MovieMan:
ReplyDeleteOne of the drawbacks of watching films for seventy years is that the component parts of the structure that occupied those seats during those viewings tends to atrophy and deteriorate. And one spends more time away from home on offsite maintenance. Hence the late acknowledgement. Thank you for your comment.
The tagging idea intrigues but please allow some time for me to consider. I will respond to your site or by Email.
As to Kim Novak in “Vertigo,” I agree totally with you and not with Hitchcock. I have listened to the Hitchcock/Truffaut tapes (#21) on the Charlie Parker site and Hitchcock states that “I had a terrible actress in it.” I suppose a great director is allowed a blind spot. In the book manifestation of the Hitchcock/Truffaut dialogues, Hitchcock is negative on Novak but the “terrible actress” quote is not used. I first saw “Vertigo” in Garmisch Partenkirchen, remember that first viewing vividly, and did a related posting in May.
Not sure about Vera Miles, probably because Novak is etched into memory. And finally, Novak might not have been Eagels but in the Eagels film she was very Novak, which sits well with one smitten at an early age. Thank you again for your comment and being interested in my thoughts on directors. Best. Gerald.