Re: Understanding the plot
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 12:20:32 -0500
The Big Lebowski, The Quest for _____, anything by Maya Deren, The Phantom
of Liberty
Scott Andrew Hutchins
Examine The Life of Timon of Athens at Cracks in the Fourth Wall Theatre &
Filmworks
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im." --L. Frank Baum, _The Flying Girl_, 1911
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From: "jane mills" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Understanding the plot
Understanding the plot.
Apologies for cross-listing
Un chien Andalou, The Big Sleep, Seven, The Usual Suspects, The Matrix,
Velvet Goldmine, Gummo, Mulholland Drive – all films that have incoherent
or, to some, incomprehensible plots and storylines. (For some reason I am
always completely baffled by films about counter espionage.) Does it matter?
Do we need to understand the plot of a movie to enjoy it? Could you let me
know more titles of incomprehensible films, any academic articles on the
subject , and your views on the subject?
Jane Mills
Honorary Associate, The University of Sydney;
Senior Research Associate, Australian Film,Television & Radio School
27 Dudley Street, Bondi, 2026
Tel: 9300 8836
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