Whatever one chooses to do or be may not work out. When it does not, one gets a chance at another life. Most have just one; for most, one is enough. Multiple lives liberate or ruin the individual; they educate the rest.
One can make up in intensity what one lacks in continuity.
22 February 2014
11 February 2014
Idiot's Delight
(Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 8 February 2014)
The play's protagonist is an idea, not any one person. This idea is the absurdity of national allegiance. The Great American Songbook is identified as a viable alternative to the Internationale. Even though this 1936 play has not caught on, its ideals have.
The play's protagonist is an idea, not any one person. This idea is the absurdity of national allegiance. The Great American Songbook is identified as a viable alternative to the Internationale. Even though this 1936 play has not caught on, its ideals have.
6 February 2014
The Groundhog Day (1993)
Boredom invites to think, change, and correct. In film, it is hard to convey boredom engagingly. The film-maker must compromise. The hundred and one-minutes of "The Groundhog Day" are too few to advance the plot while showing the boredom that leads to despair. The sought monotony of the routine might be convincing on repeated viewings.
Andie MacDowell's acting is restrained---perhaps, to make sure that she does not appear to be out of her suitor's league. Nor does Bill Murray steal any scenes (although he tries). The movie is even, timidly light-hearted.
There is only one world, that which one must change.
Andie MacDowell's acting is restrained---perhaps, to make sure that she does not appear to be out of her suitor's league. Nor does Bill Murray steal any scenes (although he tries). The movie is even, timidly light-hearted.
There is only one world, that which one must change.
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