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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, DJ-Anonyme@... wrote:
>
> Richard,
>
> You mention that the director, Cornfield, and Brando
argued over the
> ending of Night of the Following Day. Did either of
their endings
> correspond to the one in White's book? And is there
anything in that
> book to link it to surrealism? I haven't read The
Snatchers, but based
> on the couple of White novels I have read, I can't
imagine any
> connection, quite the opposite.
>
> And what were those two doing making a French film?
(Is it in French or
> English?) Then again, Sam Fuller made the truly
awful Goodis
> adaptation, Street of No Return, in Germany, didn't
he? I saw it on DVD
> at Tower's Going Out of Business sale and still
passed on it at 70% off.
> I did pick up The Grissom Gang, Aldrich's adaptation
of No Orchids for
> Miss Blandish, and two of the three Maiku Hama
movies (unfortunately,
> they didn't have the first and I'm anal about
watching things in order,
> so I'll have wait to watch them until after I order
the one I'm
> missing).
>
Mark, Night of the Following Day is an excellent noir film,
with a fine performance by Brando. I highly recommend
it.
Best,
MrT
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