Mario Taboada (matrxtech@yahoo.com)
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:16:10 -0700 (PDT)
<<This kind of comments on Marguerite Duras is as ill
fonded as offensive! very surprising from the usual
participants of this list ! Regards, Sonia in
Paris>>
Sonia: I'm sorry if I offended your sensibilities. For years,
I have had the hardest time with the work of Marguerite
Duras. My first assignment as a rookie film critic (!) for a
university newspaper was to review her film _India Song_,
probably the worst movie I have ever seen. I rate her fiction
a little higher but not much. As far as I can see, she lacks
literary talent. Hearing someone talk about herself is not
automatically an artistic experience...for me, Duras is the
definition of high-minded boredom.
Later, when I was asked to review a Chantal Ackerman film, I
politely refused. This was a smart decision. I later saw the
film on video and it was as putrid as I had suspected.
In any case, now you know my extreme limitations! It may well
be a "guy vs. girl" thing.
Regards,
mt
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