In reply to Pompey Bum and Lykren:
Thanks for the welcomes, and no, neither of you are right about my username. I decided upon it on a whim, but based on my initials. However, those are some interesting guesses!
In reply to Pompey Bum and Lykren:
Thanks for the welcomes, and no, neither of you are right about my username. I decided upon it on a whim, but based on my initials. However, those are some interesting guesses!
The Idiot is a primarily existentialist, but beautiful, text examining how Christ would fare in the modern world. So, the narrative isn't as linear or dramatic as Crime and Punishment, none of his other novels are, however it has its own fascinating metaphysical narrative about the spiritual connections and disparities between Myshkin and Roghozin and both of their desires Nastassya. I always recommend it and The Devils/Possessed if they want to read the best Modernist (non-linear) existentialist novels of F.D. Most of them have loved The Idiot, the Devils, not so much.
P.s. Kurosawa's film of The Idiot is brilliant.
Greetings Katie Cranberries and welcome to the site.
PB, we get some impassioned discussion about the nature of Prince Myshkin in the Authos List forum, if you are interested.
Edit: Oh and welcome to the site, PB.
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Hello folks, I've been lurking here for some time now.
I'm from Finland and, in addition to literature (classics, poetry), am interested in visual arts (painting drawing, etc, I'm also an amateur photographer), classical music and movies.
Welcome North Star!
We've chatted about classical music a bit, but what films and directors do you like?
Hey everybody, I' m Jenny, though I suppose that was not too hard to guess! I don' t do any writing but I love to read!
Zvyagintsev, Tarkas, Rossellini, Jean-Pierre Melville, Leone, Lang, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Fassbinder, Dreyer, Dassin, Coens, Chaplin, need to see more Bergman, AndersonOriginally Posted by Lykren
Rome Open City, Bicycle Thieves, Godfather I&II, As Good As it Gets, Jackie Brown, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Ran, Yojimbo, Rashomon, 'Lust, Caution', Big Lebowski, Vertigo
There's a lot of Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Russian, European, American, Brazilian cinema I need to see.
Don't know, don't know, so-so, don't know, don't know, haven't seen, of course, of course, pretty good but no fave, not seen yet, also not seen Dreyer (for shame eh), don't know, like quite a bit, like quite a bit, WATCH ALL THE BERGMAN YOU CAN, Anderson is great.
Wow.
Yes, Yes, Yes, not seen, not seen, not seen, YES, so-so, yes, not seen, yes, yes.
Yes, I intend to watch all the Bergman I can.
I'd like to see your list of movies and directors, as it seems that there would be some different names
Unless you've already seen his works, you have to see John Ford as well. He one of the greatest American directors of all time, if not the greatest, and has been a huge influence on hundreds of directors, including Kurosawa, Lucas, and Scorsese. His best films are: The Searchers, Stagecoach, My Darling Clementine, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, but he has many other greats.
John Ford is great, sure. Watched Stagecoach the other day, actually, and have seen others, e.g. MDC, and I think The Searchers.
Just joined. Basically here looking for book recommendations. Thanks in advance!
Hi, My Name is Black Dragon. I am a new Novelist. My First book is called Alien: A Girl From Another Planet Looking For Love. It is a science fiction romantic drama. A little about myself: I like marital Arts, Chinese Movies, and Chinese Cooking. I consider myself a Star Wars, Star Trek Geek. I've wanted to write a novel for the longest time. There was always something missing in most movies. That is what novels provide. Thoughts an feeling of the main characters. The goal is to make a TV show or movie out of my novel. That's why I'm writing this series.
Hey dezel and jonse/Black Dragonn. Welcome to both of you.
Hello!
I am from New Zealand, and I am studying English via correspondence at University. I am doing Poetry at the moment which Im not so great at so am enjoying every bodies educated interpretations of it and gaining new insights to it. Umm ... Winter is approaching .. I could say its coming but thats already taken from a great series of books. I am an older student with three offspring, this is something I have always wanted to do and feel guilty for having left it so late. Oh well
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