Elia Kazan...Genius or Lowlife?

Pie · 10-01-2003, 04:14 PM

Actually, no, you don't do what Hitler told you to do. If she had a gun to her head and *absolutely* had to co-operate, she should have at least done a piss-poor movie.

To make "High Art" in the service of such a criminal is deplorable.

Elia Kazan, however... He may have caved in to pressure in Senate chambers and had a brief period of weakness. That in itself might not be enough to totally override his good points.

Did he ever discuss his involvement? Did he regret his actions? A lot of my opinion would ride on his own interpretation of his failings.

- Pie, not a movie buff

10-01-2003, 04:14 PM	#8
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Actually, no, you don't do what Hitler told you to do. If she had a gun to her head and absolutely had to co-operate, she should have at least done a piss-poor movie. To make "High Art" in the service of such a criminal is deplorable. Elia Kazan, however... He may have caved in to pressure in Senate chambers and had a brief period of weakness. That in itself might not be enough to totally override his good points. Did he ever discuss his involvement? Did he regret his actions? A lot of my opinion would ride on his own interpretation of his failings. - Pie, not a movie buff __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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