Comments on: A Christmas Tale http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/12/3120/ An Eclectic Journal of the Arts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:16:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cuchulain http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/12/3120/#comment-621 Cuchulain Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:15:25 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=3120#comment-621 Yes. A dysfunctional family is a tired topic, but this particular movie finds something new to say. I found it powerful on many levels, and fresh, even though part of it was about ennui. A sort of spiritual malaise amongst some of the characters which seemed to be countered somewhat by a visually wonderful trip to a church for Midnight Mass. All kinds of contrasts and surprises, wrapped up in a very natural coat. It was "normal" and yet it was far from it. Some may find that annoying, that table turning. I thought it brilliant for most of the film.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('621','Cuchulain'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('621','Cuchulain','Yes. A dysfunctional family is a tired topic, but this particular movie finds something new to say. I found it powerful on many levels, and fresh, even though part of it was about ennui. A sort of spiritual malaise amongst some of the characters which seemed to be countered somewhat by a visually wonderful trip to a church for Midnight Mass. All kinds of contrasts and surprises, wrapped up in a very natural coat. It was \"normal\" and yet it was far from it. Some may find that annoying, that table turning. I thought it brilliant for most of the film.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Yes. A dysfunctional family is a tired topic, but this particular movie finds something new to say. I found it powerful on many levels, and fresh, even though part of it was about ennui. A sort of spiritual malaise amongst some of the characters which seemed to be countered somewhat by a visually wonderful trip to a church for Midnight Mass. All kinds of contrasts and surprises, wrapped up in a very natural coat. It was “normal” and yet it was far from it. Some may find that annoying, that table turning. I thought it brilliant for most of the film.
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]]> By: Robert Mueller http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/12/3120/#comment-620 Robert Mueller Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:13:19 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=3120#comment-620 The "dysfunctional family" has become a tired topic, but why should it be, since topics, for narrative or movie-making, are a kind of recurring frame inside which each new poet, author or film auteur displays her or his distinctive artistic personality? I like your phrase "naturalistic flair" and the reference to democratic style by way of indication that the movie can be fresh even though we have heard it all before (Sophocles' "Oedipus" family, for example, the first and the biggest of all dysfunctional circumstances).<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('620','Robert Mueller'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('620','Robert Mueller','The \"dysfunctional family\" has become a tired topic, but why should it be, since topics, for narrative or movie-making, are a kind of recurring frame inside which each new poet, author or film auteur displays her or his distinctive artistic personality? I like your phrase \"naturalistic flair\" and the reference to democratic style by way of indication that the movie can be fresh even though we have heard it all before (Sophocles\' \"Oedipus\" family, for example, the first and the biggest of all dysfunctional circumstances).'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The “dysfunctional family” has become a tired topic, but why should it be, since topics, for narrative or movie-making, are a kind of recurring frame inside which each new poet, author or film auteur displays her or his distinctive artistic personality? I like your phrase “naturalistic flair” and the reference to democratic style by way of indication that the movie can be fresh even though we have heard it all before (Sophocles’ “Oedipus” family, for example, the first and the biggest of all dysfunctional circumstances).
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