On May 3, 2004, at 6:44 AM, Jeff Vorzimmer wrote:
> I think it was a good, faithful adaption of the
novel, unfortunately
> the
> quality of the print suffered from the decision to
convert the final
> color
> film to black & white. It looses a lot of
contrast over shooting with
> good
> black & white film.
That was one of the appeals of the color version. It also had
a rich, kind of Kodachrome feel to it. It managed to still
feel '50s even in color, but in a different way than the
black and white version.
>
> The soundtrack was absolutely inspired, going with
the exotica, rather
> than
> more obvious 50s crime jazz. I liked it, but I
always feel I'm in the
> minority.
>
Maybe. But you're not alone in that small boat.
> BTW, if anyone's interested, I sell the
never-released soundtrack on my
> website: electronicfolio.com
>
> Jeff
The film's producer gave me a copy of the soundtrack a few
years ago. Coincidentally, I was just listening to it last
week. It's terrific, too.
But while the music, photography, and performances are all
very important, it all goes back to the words - and the words
are very, very funny indeed (and the story functions as one
of the great Hollywood fables). For all of that, we have Sir
Charles Willeford to thank.
TL
www.terrillleelankford.com
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