it's a bullshit movie with a great performance. (oh i already said that on this thread. well, it's still true.)
― tipsy mothra, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 05:01 (sixteen years ago) link
''As for the Adorno side of things - wasn't Adorno some hot-shot musician as well?''
yes, and a composer but not a v good one i believe (haven't heard anything tho').
I have heard a string quartet of his since, my recollection of it was as a very 1910s-20s sorta work in the way the strings would move.
H's performance, undoubtedly great as it is, is kinda used to talk down the all-round excellence of this film. As a character and the way it is drawn, the teacher is totally unreal, so its remarkable how she makes as convincing as it is, and how I even sympathize and feel for her at the end when she is merely a spoiled child (as Daria puts it). May have a lot of bullshit in it but I like his bullshit.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 09:03 (sixteen years ago) link
John Waters needs to remake it.
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 13:28 (sixteen years ago) link
It desperately needs improvement by someone, anyone
― Tom D., Tuesday, 29 April 2008 13:33 (sixteen years ago) link