On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, Krin Gabbard wrote: > A member of my department is writing on Stendhal's _The Red and > the Black_. He has a memory of a movie, about American politics > he thinks, in which an old Southern Senator has memorized the > book in French. When the Senator goes crazy at the end, he is > hauled away reciting passages from the book. Needless to say, my > colleague can't remember anything else about the movie. Does > this ring any bells with anyone? In THE SEDUCTION OF JOE TYNAN (1979), Melvyn Douglas played an elderly southern politician. I don't remember many plot details, but I do recall him speaking French as he was being led away. Is this the film? --Marty Norden ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OO Martin F. Norden [_]<| Dept. of Communication [log in to unmask] /|\ University of Massachusetts/Amherst fax: 413 545-6399 Amherst, MA 01003 USA tel: 413 545-0598, 545-1311 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]