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Hemmings, Stamp, and Finney: the three great

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Posted by tinear on December 5, 2003 at 04:36:25

In Reply to: David Hemmings dead. posted by patrickU on December 4, 2003 at 08:22:09:

English young film actors of the 60s. David, I argue, was in the greatest single movie of the 3.
"Blow-up" is more than a snapshot of an era. Hemmings's character defines cool: even today, his detachment from his surroundings is arresting, and a shocking contrast to his devotion to his profession.
His apartment, car, wardrobe, way of treating women, etc.---these set a benchmark for young, urban men for the time. (My best-cousin-friend was so affected by the movie he bought a camera and eventually became a Vogue photographer in Rome).
The movie worked on many levels. Beautiful photography. Excellent score. Smashing "birds."
But, it was also a brilliant artistic achievement, combining social criticism within a very clever detective story.

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