Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0004837, Wed, 1 Mar 2000 09:48:00 -0800

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Re: Lolita/American Beauty (fwd)
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Perhaps the central theme of American Beauty is not sexual, but an
appreciation of the details of the world, including its more or less bizarre
inhabitants. The Hayes/Haze reference is a clue to think about another N.
novel::
Might anyone else recognize the plastic bag playing in/with the wind, and
the voice over commentaries, as coming directly from The Eye?
Judging the film as aspiring to compete with N. is unfair.....perhaps
well-executed, interesting, provocative are sufficient. And really no more
politically incorrect than Casablanca or the Wizard of Oz!
Thumbs up!

Sandy Drescher
drescher@bcn.net