tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856798792320939017.post5452157535396894796..comments2024-03-28T23:23:17.438-07:00Comments on Forgotten Classics of Yesteryear: The Life of Émile ZolaNathanael Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667245328396233986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856798792320939017.post-66165430979478794702010-09-24T06:17:48.196-07:002010-09-24T06:17:48.196-07:00Exactly. The most important thing is that they cr...Exactly. The most important thing is that they created a moving tribute to one of the greatest moments of heroism in European history.<br /><br />I only get bothered by historical inaccuracies in two circumstances:<br /><br />1) When they claim to be accurate by are not.<br />2) When something is so blatantly wrong that it insults the source material.<br /><br />Dieterle did neither.Nathanael Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959797971471060052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856798792320939017.post-34787876248281638192010-09-24T04:39:49.921-07:002010-09-24T04:39:49.921-07:00I personally would not be fussy about the historic...I personally would not be fussy about the historical details. What matters is that Dieterle brings alive Zola the man through the recreation of the Dreyfus affair. I instinctively feel that he has been faithful to the essence (just as Robert J Flaherty was in Nanook) and even if there are significant deviations, the movie, as art, stands on its own two legs.S. M. Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186829793949408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856798792320939017.post-53649652139428553652010-09-24T03:20:16.709-07:002010-09-24T03:20:16.709-07:00Your review sees many angles which I missed out.Your review sees many angles which I missed out.S. M. Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186829793949408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856798792320939017.post-73586105633835171162010-09-23T13:22:37.432-07:002010-09-23T13:22:37.432-07:00I am thrilled that you are enjoying it. I can'...I am thrilled that you are enjoying it. I can't wait to read your article.Nathanael Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959797971471060052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856798792320939017.post-34563975783675652822010-09-23T12:37:29.949-07:002010-09-23T12:37:29.949-07:00Well I'm one hour into the film and cannot wai...Well I'm one hour into the film and cannot wait to share how terrific it is....I'll read your essay after completing the movie and writing mine...tomorrow here (it's past midnight)...S. M. Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186829793949408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856798792320939017.post-21409723070038532712010-09-04T08:07:00.716-07:002010-09-04T08:07:00.716-07:00You may not have to wait that long. Apparently St...You may not have to wait that long. Apparently Stephen Spielberg is planning on directing a Lincoln biopic in the near future.Nathanael Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959797971471060052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856798792320939017.post-4328943665946256682010-09-04T04:06:00.982-07:002010-09-04T04:06:00.982-07:00You write so well. This movie really whets my appe...You write so well. This movie really whets my appetite. I'm waiting for the coming one on Lincoln. Gandhi by Attenborough was one of the best.S. M. Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186829793949408897noreply@blogger.com