On Tue, 17 Oct 1995, Megan McDonald wrote: > "Boudu..." by Renoir is not a re-make of Down and Out in Beverly > Hills. It precedes Down and Out by a number of decades. Just > thought you might want to know that. > > ---- > To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > Well, surely it depends on which direction you're travelling in! If you're moving backward--which isn't *exactly* impossible, is it, if the evidence of our senses is to be believed--then BOUDU is nothing short of a remake of DOWN AND OUT; and E.M.Forster's novel is a plump recasting of that incomparable Merchant / Ivory item which is so much bonier. Murray Pomerance ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]