i liked your insight...
do you have a place on line where you put
your...whatever?
very great insight....i look for people like you to
expand my list of non-U. S. produced films i want to
see.
--- Shahin Ismail-Beigi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> If you're looking for Hosea/ Hosea-like narratives,
> and would be open to
> similar stories (as I do not know the details of the
> story, I am not sure if
> these texts work), I would recommend the following:
>
> Stroszek (Werner Herzog, West Germany, 1977, 108 min.)
> A compelling film
> that is critical of many things, including the
> American Dream (for
> immigrants, esp.), heterosexual unions, and the
> dilemmas of displacement/the
> need for community. Stroszek (Bruno S.) is the main
> character, and while he
> was in jail, his girlfriend/wife (?) started a career
> in prostitution.
> Eventually, the leave Germany for a "hopeful" future
> in the States, one that
> take them far from crime, prostitution, and the
> dilemmas of post WWII
> Germany. However, she continues her habit/job of
> prostitution, while also
> working at a truck stop. Stroszek becomes thoroughly
> disillusioned and ever
> more displaced by her actions, by the not-so-friendly
> American scene, and so
> on. His mannerisms remind me of the ways some
> "Lamedvavniks" are talked of
> in Jewish culture. This is to say that his suffering,
> his benevolence, and
> his disposition earmark those of a prophetic
> individual. For a brief
> description:
>
> There is an ancient tradition, mentioned in Islamic,
> Jewish and Persian
> writings, that the world is prevented from being
> submerged in its follies
> and wickedness by the presence in each generation of a
> small number of just
> men who, through their conduct and good deeds, ensure
> the safety and
> survival of the people. They operate inconspicuously:
> scarcely recognized by
> others or even themselves.
> (http://www.dsgb.orbix.co.uk/justmen.html).
>
> Vivre Sa Vie/My Life to Live [Should be called "Her
> Life to Live"-- more
> agency] (Godard, France 1962, 85 min.) * A great
> nuanced look at the life of
> a woman who for logistical and personal reasons choses
> to become a
> prostitute. I could be grossly wrong, but I believe
> the film starts with her
> talking to a significant other who is not sympathetic
> to her needing/chosing
> the job. Done in 12 vignettes/tableaux, the viewer
> watches closely as the
> protagonist negotiates herself within the world of
> prostitution, vis a vis
> identity, philosophy (one of the greatest pre-Waking
> Life/ pre Dinner With
> Andre cafe conversations about philosophy I've seen),
> capitalism, etc.
> Gorgeously shot, highly influential and moving
> (emotionally, analytically,
> etc.).
>
> Actually, those are the only ones that I can think of
> off-hand.
> Well, have a good one.
>
> Shahin Ismail-Beigi
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