tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post8026724658713204528..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Gosford ParkEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-22871358804738512332010-02-05T07:18:53.754-05:002010-02-05T07:18:53.754-05:00Thanks, Brian, I really appreciate it.
Sam, I'...Thanks, Brian, I really appreciate it.<br /><br />Sam, I'm not familiar with the Merchant Ivory films, but that seems like a good comparison, too.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-68626810742508126002010-02-04T18:30:15.152-05:002010-02-04T18:30:15.152-05:00It's an exquisite film, showcasing the best &q...It's an exquisite film, showcasing the best "component" craftsmanship of any Altman film, though it's really his only foray into the kind of drama that was perfected by Merchant-Ivory. While your rightful acknowledgement of Renoir's masterpiece can't be topped by way of reference, the obvious comparsion of course in the BBC series, whose name belies this films narrativeSam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-38859388678986938902010-02-04T02:34:33.250-05:002010-02-04T02:34:33.250-05:00Hey Ed,
Sorry to be off-topic. I think you might ...Hey Ed, <br />Sorry to be off-topic. I think you might have already been named by Bill, but I nominated you for <a href="http://bubblegum-cinephile.blogspot.com/2010/02/getting-kreative.html" rel="nofollow">this blogging award</a>, and one of the "rules" is letting the winners know. Please feel free to play along or ignore. Hope you are doing well! <br /><br />And I love, love, love Brian Doanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-18504372116826093252010-02-03T16:10:13.532-05:002010-02-03T16:10:13.532-05:00Aha! I'd always wondered abotu that because th...Aha! I'd always wondered abotu that because the Hitchcock version was a big hit.<br /><br />BTW, Malcolm McDowell makes his entrance in <i>If. . .</i> dressed to look exactly like Ivor Novello in <i>The Lodger</i>.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-81631740076015786632010-02-03T14:01:34.681-05:002010-02-03T14:01:34.681-05:00Adam, I thought the same thing at first, too, but ...Adam, I thought the same thing at first, too, but apparently she was talking about the 1932 sound remake of <i>The Lodger</i>, which also starred Novello and really was a big flop.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-35423429136732707972010-02-03T13:31:14.247-05:002010-02-03T13:31:14.247-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-7818734531379125282010-02-03T10:08:29.067-05:002010-02-03T10:08:29.067-05:00I should have said, also, that while the song is b...I should have said, also, that while the song is beautiful, if viewed through the context of Novello's life, it's completely gut-wrenching, and almost hard to listen to.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-25740298700772887522010-02-03T09:58:44.010-05:002010-02-03T09:58:44.010-05:00The Ivor Novello song (which Northam sings beautif...The Ivor Novello song (which Northam sings beautifully) at the end, "The Land of Might-Have-Been", is utterly beautiful, and sent me on a hunt for it for many years afterwards. I have it now, and I was probably overthinking my search, but the point is, great song.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-84904460452256231142010-02-03T09:48:50.676-05:002010-02-03T09:48:50.676-05:00And David, I love all the stuff with Novello, espe...And David, I love all the stuff with Novello, especially his non-plussed reactions to all Constance's bitchy quips directed at him, and the gay servant's perpetual disappointment at not being able to tend to him, and of course his long stay at the piano is a highlight of the film.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-75675457935838339962010-02-03T09:46:36.979-05:002010-02-03T09:46:36.979-05:00Thanks, guys. I totally agree about how great this...Thanks, guys. I totally agree about how great this film is, obviously. It's just so rich, with so much going on in every nuanced performance and every backgrounded subplot.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-46198759416567315702010-02-03T09:46:23.289-05:002010-02-03T09:46:23.289-05:00Good work. The film is gret fun, displaying the so...Good work. The film is gret fun, displaying the sort of effortlessness Altman had with ensemble casts that precious few filmmakers ever came close to.<br /><br />Thugh he's scarcely known outside of the UK, Ivor Novello was not only a matinee idol, he was popular songwriter as well -- and very mucha rival fo Noel Coward in his lightest and wittiest vein. And like Coward he was gay -- leading DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-67257614997478818122010-02-03T09:08:59.867-05:002010-02-03T09:08:59.867-05:00God, I love this movie. I think in time it will b...God, I love this movie. I think in time it will be regarded as one of Altman's supreme masterpieces. The acting is just ridiculous. Nobody steps wrong. It's astonishing stuff.<br /><br />Sorry. Like Andrew, I have a hard time expressing my love of this one without gushing.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-4500512114117612592010-02-03T07:51:27.419-05:002010-02-03T07:51:27.419-05:00Lovely write-up. Words cannot express how much I l...Lovely write-up. Words cannot express how much I love this film - okay, maybe they can. Favourite Altman film. <br /><br />I know that Sylvia is not ostensibly sympathetic but I love how Kristin Scott Thomas layers the performance like when she must defer to her sister as far as William is concerned [love when she kicked the dog] and I like when Elsie's outburst occurs she looks really hurt Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.com