Re: The first one didn't go down too well

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Posted by Victor Khomenko on August 6, 2000 at 08:50:32

In Reply to: Re: The first one didn't go down too well posted by Dmitry on August 6, 2000 at 01:13:12:

***I'll take orthogonal over obtuse any time.
Why wouldn't you call Tarkovsky's and Bergman's films intellectual?

I meant it differently. The can be called intellectual because they do require certain level of development and education, true. But what I actualy meant was that some movies would require the direct knowledge of a particular subject, well in excess of good general knowledge. That subject can be narrow sometimes, too specific. Neither Bergman or Tarkovsky usually have that. Perhaps becase their usual subject is the human being - something we supposedly know something about. Or do we?

***Ask your friend if he read anything by Carlo Ginzburg, Natalie Zemon Davis and/or Norman Cohn. Judging by your praise of him, he must've.
"Pursuit of the Millenium" is a seminal book. "The Cheese and the worms" and Night Battles" are great too. Can't wait to read the "Europe's Inner Demons:The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom" when it gets reprinted this Fall. Unfortunately these books go out-of-print faster than you can say Devil.:)
Might I also suggest "Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals" by Niall Ferguson? Fascinating read and fun. You'll like it for sure.

I shall probably write these down in case I find some opeings in the future.

That friend of mine is not very deeply in occult science, going to conferences, etc.

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Re: The Discreet Charm of Getting Old - Dmitry 16:01:33 08/04/00 (11)

Thanks, Clark! - Victor Khomenko 16:25:07 08/04/00 (10)

Re: Thanks, Clark! - Dmitry 17:58:19 08/04/00 (9)

The first one didn't go down too well - Victor Khomenko 07:16:57 08/05/00 (8)

Re: The first one didn't go down too well - Dmitry 13:42:04 08/05/00 (7)

Re: The first one didn't go down too well - Victor Khomenko 14:23:51 08/05/00 (6)

Re: The first one didn't go down too well - Dmitry 01:13:12 08/06/00 (5)

Re: The first one didn't go down too well - Victor Khomenko 08:50:32 08/06/00 (4)

Re: The first one didn't go down too well - Dmitry 12:22:24 08/06/00 (3)

Wannabees shwanabees - Victor Khomenko 14:34:50 08/06/00 (2)

Re: Wannabees shwanabees - Dmitry 17:17:03 08/06/00 (1)

In seventy nine (nt) - Victor Khomenko 18:10:20 08/06/00 (0)

Sure... - Victor Khomenko 10:07:32 08/04/00 (0)

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Re: The first one didn't go down too well - Victor Khomenko 08:50:32 08/06/00 (4)

Re: The first one didn't go down too well - Dmitry 12:22:24 08/06/00 (3)

Wannabees shwanabees - Victor Khomenko 14:34:50 08/06/00 (2)

Re: Wannabees shwanabees - Dmitry 17:17:03 08/06/00 (1)

In seventy nine (nt) - Victor Khomenko 18:10:20 08/06/00 (0)

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