NP - Mood Indigo (Gondry)

[David Morris]

Does the book portray a world of animated sympathetic interactive
surroundings shown in this film?  Colin really is living in a Pee Wee's
Playhouse.

David Morris

On Wednesday, November 26, 2014, Simon Bryquer <sbryquer at nyc.rr.com> wrote:

>  The original French title of Boris Vian's 1947 novel is '*L'Écume des
> jours'* *--* which politely translated is 'The Foam (or) Froth of Our
> Days', but based on Vian's other works (e.g. 'I Spit on Your Graves') it
> should be 'The Scum of Our Days'.  Vian died in  1959 at the age of 39. So
> rather than Pynchon influencing Vian the opposite might be more likely.
> Also of interest Vian like Pynchon studied mathematics while in college
> /university.
>
> Because of the many jazz references and the Mood Indigo ------- running
> theme ( emanating from the magical piano  that throughout plays by itself
> reflecting the state and mood of the main characters, the lovers  Colin &
> Chloe, ) or should I say, just as Proust did for Erik Satie,  a musical
> refrain paying homage to Duke Ellington (BTW Vian was his liaison, as well
> as for many other American jazz musicians,  whenever he was in Paris, Vian
> was a American jazz fanatic and jazz music critic ----------------Barney
> Rosset and Richard Howard (the 1st translator for the 1968 Grove Press
> edition) decided on Mood Indigo,  bad choice for this very magical,
> charming and above all iconoclastic tale.
>
> Simon Bryquer
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* David Morris <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqmorris at gmail.com');>
> *To:* P-list <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pynchon-l at waste.org');>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 26, 2014 9:36 PM
> *Subject:* NP - Mood Indigo (Gondry)
>
> http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mood_indigo/
>
> A psychedelic movie. Clearly influenced by Pee Wee Herman, Peter Gabriel,
> Terry Gilliam, and Pynchon.
>
> Liking it so far.
>
> David Morris
>
>
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