O'Brother and A Return to a Reaganite-type 30s

[Richard Romeo]

>From: Juan Cires Martinez <jcm at mat.upm.es>
>To: Richard Romeo <richardromeo at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: O'Brother and A Return to a Reaganite-type 30s
>Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:57:54 +0100
>
> >                                                   [snip] I still have
> > reservations about such things seeing as in this great land of ours myth
> > gets translated into fact all too often in the strangest of ways.
>
>But then one would have to separate the film itself from the uses it
>might be put to.  Otherwise, what could we do?  Abandon the world of
>fiction, fantasy and myth?
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I realize my arguement is based on theory and not in any practical sense.


>I hava a question.  There seems to be in the general opinion two sets of 
> >Coen brothers' films: the Fargo, Miller's Crossing variety, and the 
> >Hudsucker Proxy, Raising Arizona type films.  The first group receives 
> >very high critical acclaim, the later group is forgotten.  Will O 
> >Brother make it to the first group?
>
>Greetings, Juan.
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Some of their movies work well--the bowling flick was very effective. 
Frankly, I'm not sure what kind of lasting effect the Coens will have--

Rich
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