--- William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Oh? Let's see, Evan Hunter (Ed McBain) either
quit
> or
> was fired from Marnie because he didn't think
that
> rape was an acceptable method of marital
behavior
> modification. Yet, Hitchcock did and insisted on
the
> scene to torment Tipi Hendren who had -- as
they
> said
> in the day -- spurned Hitchcock's
advances.
****************************************************** Are
you saying that gossip and dish impacts your opinion of art
itself? Who cares? People do get raped in marriage, but
that's hardly the point. In 1966, the Catholic Church still
maintained that there is no rape in marriage. Again, beside
the point. Is the film powerful and impacting? Does it make
you consider why people turn to crime? Do you empathize with
Marnie? Do you want her to go to prison? Would you do what
Mark does if you were in his shoes? This is probably
Hichcock's most complex and compelling relationship in any of
his films. It is certainly Connery's best film if not his
best performance (A FINE MADNESS, THE UNTOUCHABLES). I don't
care whether Hitchcock was a good guy or not, any more than I
have to admire Piccasso's lifestyle, or Paul McCartney's. The
work stands by itself and it speaks for itself. I don't care
if it's produced by a mass murderer, if its great work, I'll
acknowledge it. I couldn't care less what actresses say about
directors.
Patrick King
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