tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876274144355475019.post4577233749577590046..comments2012-08-04T17:10:58.654-07:00Comments on Docs on Films: Last Year at Marienbad, or A Lot of Art is Boringnatalie.leppardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906249342960844252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876274144355475019.post-44323598641607016182010-12-02T16:12:01.864-08:002010-12-02T16:12:01.864-08:00Interesting about Vertigo. It's not one I thou...Interesting about Vertigo. It's not one I thought of but I think it works--except that she's two people. And interesting that you bring up Hitchcock since he basically made all of the rules this movie breaks starting 20-ish years earlier with his peak at about the same time as this film with Psycho in 60 and Birds in 63. What Hitchcock managed with genius that so many filmmakers fail miserably at is what to show the audience and what to keep from the audience. Marienbad keeps WAY too much from the audience.natalie.leppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906249342960844252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876274144355475019.post-84634967086942132992010-12-02T15:04:34.236-08:002010-12-02T15:04:34.236-08:00GOD, Eternal Sunshine should be on this list. So g...GOD, Eternal Sunshine should be on this list. So glad you brought it up. I think it manages to make the same points about how love, memory, and obsession intersect in a postmodern context and still maintain meaning in a way this one didn't for me.<br /><br />How about Vertigo? I think if the Kim Novak character were one woman instead of two, this movie would be a lot like it. But it's so important that she is two! I just keep coming back to the idea that for obsession to be believable, there has to be more investment in a depth model of meaning.tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257433148648928341noreply@blogger.com