potocki & bunel

[Bonnie Surfus (ENG)]

On Tue, 12 Sep 1995, Paul DiFilippo wrote:

> 
> 
> Just had a couple of "artistic" experiences that seem to relate
> to TRP.
> 1)  Read new English translation of Jan Potocki's THE MANUSCRIPT
> FOUND AT SARAGOSSA, an untterly bizarre Arabian Nights-Don-Quixote-
> Illuminati experience.  Influence on TRP?
> 2)  Caught showing of Bunel's BELLE DE JOUR, re-released after 20-odd
> years in a private collector's possession.  Given TRP's fondness
> for surrealism, is it possible to imagine him taking his
> significant other out for a night on the town to catch said flick
> (after his meal of Mexican food, natch)?
> 
> --
> Paul Di Filippo/2 Poplar St./Providence, RI 02906/401-751-0139
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> 
Man!  That BELLE DE JOUR!  What a pretentious, overly-"French" piece of 
imitative fancy.  The X rated "The Story of O" worked much better, and 
although I'm not sure of the time of release, I'd be willing to bet that 
Bunuel knew of this work (although people like to fall down praising his 
"originality," I know.)  CAtherine Deneuve can't act, either.

Sorry.  I usually don't like to just get on here and rave with my 
opinion.  Acutally, I'm wondering about your response to the film, that 
is, beyond the notion of influence on TRP.

Bonnie