VLVL2 (14) A generic longhair, 280-287

[Paul Nightingale]

I'm familiar with it from Billy Wilder's comments about his films, so I
assume he's the author. He said he liked to come up with a cute-meet
situation for his hero and heroine. I've seen him quoted to this effect on
more than one occasion, and I think he discusses it in the interview book
with Cameron Crowe a few years back. It implies a screwball dimension to the
relationship, which is perhaps, and admittedly, more accurate in VL with
regard to DL and Takeshi; and there is something stagey about the meeting
and the way mutual attraction develops (DL and Frenesi, or Frenesi and
Brock). More specifically, in Wilder's films there is usually a con, perhaps
a mutual con involved, with one or both parties being economical with the
truth, and then having to invent more elaborate scenarios to keep up the
charade. I did say perhaps ...

Yes, Billy Wilder is one of those people who are greatly missed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On
> Behalf Of Dave Monroe
> Sent: 03 March 2004 15:15
> To: Paul Nightingale; 'Pynchon-L'
> Subject: Re: VLVL2 (14) A generic longhair, 280-287
> 
> Pardon my ignorance, esp. having seen this phrase so
> many times here, but ...
> 
> --- Paul Nightingale <isread at btopenworld.com> wrote:
> >
> > a cute-meet
> 
> ... but I gotta axe, what does this mean?  And where
> again does it enter the Pynchon lexicon?  I've seen it
> elsewhere, I'm assuming it's not necesarily of his
> coinage, but ... well, let me know, thanks ...
> 
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