My youngest grandson is named Quinn after the song. Now, ain't that
interesting ... Andrew
On 9 August 2010 14:24, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Max is this it -don't know the film- do know the music!!
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> An excellent movie, 26 December 2002
> 10/10
> Author: wild-plum from oakland, CA
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> In the late sixties, bob dylan was asked how he came to write the song
> "Quinn the Eskimo". He replied that he'd seen this movie in which Tony
> Quinn
> played an Eskimo. The Savage Innocents is that movie. (In a much later book
> about his lyrics, Dylan says he doesn't remember how the song came about-
> like many of us, ol' bob's memory ain't what it used to be.)
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> This is the most accurate portrayal of Eskimo customs ever to come out of
> Hollywierd. It contrasts the cultural practices of Inuit and North American
> societies at a time when many Inuit people had not yet encountered the
> white
> man and his ways. The movie asks the question "who is savage and who is
> innocent?" The movie is full of memorable performances and "sound bites".
> You'll come away with a new appreciation for traditional Eskimo culture and
> more than a few new quotable quotes.
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> When Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody's gonna jump for joy!
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> Subject: Re: snap: in extremis
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> Quoting Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>:
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> > Well how about the dogs sleeping there Max ?
> > Cheers P back from holiday
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> Holiday in a warm place, no doubt, Patrick.
> Yes dogs on beds can help, as in a previous squib.
> By the way, nobody has responded to my question:
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> > What was that film
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> > with Anthony Quinn
> > invited to some igloo,
> > thawing feet between
> > eskimo breasts?
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> I spose I could google an answer...
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> best from Max
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