GRGR(5) Mitchell Prettyplace

[Doug Millison]

At 8:52 PM +1100 7/9/99, rj wrote a fine post and asked a lot of good
questions:
[snip]
>And, "noted film critic Mitchell Prettyplace" doesn't cop such a bad rap
>here at all, does he?


http://www.pynchonfiles.com/vland4.htm is worth reading including among
other interesting observations:
"But one aspect of Pynchon's film critic has not been addressed. Nearly all
of Pynchon's
character's names have a meaning hidden behind the obvious, Mitchell
Prettyplace is no
exception. Prettyplace is such a strange choice, the Files got to thinking.
If you use just a little liberty, when you translate it into French, you
get Beaulieu;
Mitchell Beaulieu.
Filmmakers will be familiar with manufacturer Mitchell's 35 mm cameras and
the French firm Beaulieu's 16 mm and 8 mm cameras. It creates a combination
suitable for a critic of film minutiae. For more on Pynchon's knowledge of
film gear, you are directed to 'Vineland'."


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