That's right, those words of yours, Barry, hold for both the film (as I
remember it after decades) and the story. Usually I am too ignorant to
grasp your poems, but this one really grasps me!
mj
Douglas Barbour wrote:
> Yeah, they do hold up, Barry. It's such a quietly compelling film,
> holding both eye & ear.
>
> Doug
> On 11-May-05, at 5:58 PM, Barry Alpert wrote:
>
>> THE MARQUISE OF O . . .
>>
>> [via Eric Rohmer]
>>
>>
>>
>> Perhaps you�ll give birth to a fantasy?
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>>
>>
>> The father will be Morpheus or one of his retinue.
>>
>>
>>
>> But how did you come back to life?
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>>
>>
>> Grant me instantly a favorable answer!
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>>
>> Barry Alpert / Silver Spring, MD US / 5-11-05 (7:59 PM)
>>
>>
>> Although I had seen this film previously, had no expectations of writing
>> during my re-viewing of it, and had not conceived of a title which could
>> generate a text, I felt compelled to write down four lines during what
>> seemed liked an initial experience of a very striking theatrical
>> performance. These lines hang together and hold up for me after numerous
>> rereadings. The first take was the final take; there were no revisions.
>>
>>
>
>
> Douglas Barbour
> Department of English
> University of Alberta
> Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E5 Canada
> (780) 436 3320
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>
> O baby, get out of Egypt �
> This history is not for you,
> Get out of there, out of my path,
> Out of my speechless mouth, the Egypt shrieking
> a redundant, plundering tongue . . .
> An ancient slang speaks through me like that.
>
> Gwendolyn MacEwen
>
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