tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post1292244145994877548..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: Ueber AdonisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-80174969049733484782009-08-31T11:25:13.474-04:002009-08-31T11:25:13.474-04:00I'm all for guilty pleasure, i assure you... B...I'm all for guilty pleasure, i assure you... Busoni anyone?Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167056789275283692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-49977433199439755232009-08-30T10:46:22.376-04:002009-08-30T10:46:22.376-04:00Comments seem to be coming and going... Is that yo...Comments seem to be coming and going... Is that you? or some Russian hunting oppositionals and Georgians...Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-25482967682029130782009-08-29T18:43:50.933-04:002009-08-29T18:43:50.933-04:00Do you listen to your students, when checking out ...Do you listen to your students, when checking out blog fodder?!? <br /><br />They are a resource of unlimited information, ...of course I would hope U know that~!!<br /><br />I've been called a blog {interloper) by some who call themselves Christian.<br />(Giggles) <br />He knows who I am!!David G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15579600744831973105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-88296499774406524152009-08-29T13:40:02.090-04:002009-08-29T13:40:02.090-04:00Thank you ;=)Thank you ;=)Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-775363036354095852009-08-29T10:59:02.099-04:002009-08-29T10:59:02.099-04:00"Only the surfaces, no human beings."
T..."Only the surfaces, no human beings."<br /><br />That's the problem with totalitarian art, it's all so shallow. Since History is supposed to be over and we are all supposed to be in ideological paradise, there can be no more conflict. And if there is no more conflict, there can be no real drama.<br />Everyone is reduced to types. There is no real character, growth, or variety in dramatis personae. In fact, there can be no personae any more because there's no more dramtis. <br /><br />I've always thought of Riefenstahl as a great "abstract" film maker. Abstract not in the sense of imagery, but in her approach to the subject. For all of its insistent Neo-Classicism, "Olympia" is a very Modern movie. There is no real plot or narrative, no characters, no dialogue, and certainly no drama. Even the drama of overcoming obstacles, which is a big part of both ancient and modern athletics, is remarkably absent in this movie. It is all about splendid statues of splendid physiques coming to life and going on display, as the opening of the movie makes clear. It's as much about form and only form as any painting by Ad Reinhardt or any building by Mies Van Der Rohe. "Olympia" is about as "Post-Humanist" as you can get.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-72515656840611628272009-08-29T10:45:53.327-04:002009-08-29T10:45:53.327-04:00Well, I SAID Respighi is a guilty pleasure, just l...Well, I SAID Respighi is a guilty pleasure, just like I enjoy Frank Frazetta's sci-fi and fantasy illustrations.<br /><br />Their work is load's o'fun, but Respighi ain't no Mozart and Frazetta ain't no Picasso.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-24819589968170251862009-08-29T10:20:46.070-04:002009-08-29T10:20:46.070-04:00Respighi?! Egads... ;-)Respighi?! Egads... ;-)Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167056789275283692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-49956193266507824582009-08-29T02:20:31.441-04:002009-08-29T02:20:31.441-04:00Only the sufaces, no human beings.Only the sufaces, no human beings.Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-39668133384005858022009-08-29T02:19:54.435-04:002009-08-29T02:19:54.435-04:00Did anyone say "shallow"? If so, why not...Did anyone say "shallow"? If so, why not? I was bored after 5 minutes.Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-75622925081854739842009-08-28T23:40:42.023-04:002009-08-28T23:40:42.023-04:00Very nice. Very gay.
I liked the Italians, mysel...Very nice. Very gay.<br /><br />I liked the Italians, myself. Only a brief glimpse, but that was enough. Y'all can have the Aryans.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-41956505277151427462009-08-28T23:17:05.716-04:002009-08-28T23:17:05.716-04:00Gesundheit! Rick+Gesundheit! Rick+susan s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03679099677585214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-26338792632232593502009-08-28T20:56:34.603-04:002009-08-28T20:56:34.603-04:00Ich habe das Dampfbad am liebsten!Ich habe das Dampfbad am liebsten!Rick+https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322574092020268536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-14649637296933550912009-08-28T20:01:19.759-04:002009-08-28T20:01:19.759-04:00Jesse Owens and Glenn Morris are not in this clip ...Jesse Owens and Glenn Morris are not in this clip (so far as I can tell). Sorry, I should have made that clear.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-58391251992494168972009-08-28T19:56:05.463-04:002009-08-28T19:56:05.463-04:00There were a lot of African Americans at the 1936 ...There were a lot of African Americans at the 1936 Olympics, and Jesse Owens was not the only one to bring home gold medals.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-49543010902577766022009-08-28T18:04:46.203-04:002009-08-28T18:04:46.203-04:00Birch twigs with fresh leaves, Margaret! They are ...Birch twigs with fresh leaves, Margaret! They are the traditional, historically informed, instrument of stimulation.susan s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03679099677585214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-57685180819496716752009-08-28T17:57:15.252-04:002009-08-28T17:57:15.252-04:00I like the sauna scene.... wonder what type of bus...I like the sauna scene.... wonder what type of bushes they used?it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-72989564280331972382009-08-28T17:56:17.777-04:002009-08-28T17:56:17.777-04:00You are allowed to like Respighi. I noticed the sl...You are allowed to like Respighi. I noticed the slightly minor key change when Owens and Morris appeared. Was Jesse Owens the only Black man there? He was the only Black American, right?susan s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03679099677585214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-91556408905538681122009-08-28T16:31:18.006-04:002009-08-28T16:31:18.006-04:00That's what I picked up on was the kangaroo, ....That's what I picked up on was the kangaroo, .. what?David G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15579600744831973105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-81126643227437809722009-08-28T13:05:21.869-04:002009-08-28T13:05:21.869-04:00Probably one of the Aussies snuck it in... ;-)Probably one of the Aussies snuck it in... ;-)Wormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-90017580427519247292009-08-28T13:04:25.535-04:002009-08-28T13:04:25.535-04:00I can't figure out what a kangaroo was doing i...I can't figure out what a kangaroo was doing in the Olympic Village in Berlin in 1936.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-18535509314346383982009-08-28T12:17:39.182-04:002009-08-28T12:17:39.182-04:00It's amazing propaganda, too.
She also directe...It's amazing propaganda, too.<br />She also directed Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will), about the Nuremberg party rallies in the 1934.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcFuHGHfYwEJayVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892272648798100594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-19984785508439395872009-08-28T11:31:52.422-04:002009-08-28T11:31:52.422-04:00Nothing homoerotic about THAT. No sireebob!
I did...Nothing homoerotic about THAT. No sireebob!<br /><br />I did love the slide from the man jumping rope to the kangaroo...Wormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-66489505553859930692009-08-28T11:13:22.571-04:002009-08-28T11:13:22.571-04:00"...and trashy music."
I don't know..."...and trashy music."<br /><br />I don't know, I always liked the Herbert Windt score, but then I like Respighi. Perhaps I should say no more.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-72222493818073513792009-08-28T10:51:41.791-04:002009-08-28T10:51:41.791-04:00Amazing and stunning cinematography - and trashy m...Amazing and stunning cinematography - and trashy music.Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167056789275283692noreply@blogger.com