Marty Norden writes: >I'm intrigued by the fact that at least 3 post-WWII Hollywood films >experimented with "real-time" storytelling: ROPE (1948), THE SET-UP >(1949), and HIGH NOON (1952). I still think, though, that some truly memorable films >could be made that examine, say, two continuous hours out of some >characters' lives. Such films would be difficult to write, but in an odd >sort of way they would be appropriate for today's fragmentary, >15-minutes-of-fame, postmodern world. There's a lovely 1961 film by Agnes Varda entitled "Cleo from 5 to 7," which follows a young singer through Paris for 2 hours or so (the running time is actually 90 min.) -- if I remember it correctly, subtitles indicate specific time segments (e.g. 5:15 to 5:30) as quasi-chapter headings. Ines Sommer ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]