Paths of Glory would like to have a word with you.
This might sound hyperbolic, but it's not only the the most visceral depiction of execution I've seen - it's simply one of the most intense moments of all cinema. It's the film that made Stanley Kubrick famous, and for a good reason. That said, I also liked Capote.
I always thought that the movie, Capote, had the most visceral depiction of execution I've seen in film. The idea of being led to your death, the hood, the waiting for the platform to drop. Oof, makes my heart race a bit. The hanging or shooting may be quick, but the moments leading up to it certainly are not. And imagine if you were innocent!
Lol... Let's co-opt an unaffiliated brand in the marketing of our product!
The tone of the piece reminds me of a scene from that Capote movie.
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Truman Capote: I had lunch with Jimmy Baldwin the other day.
Party date: How is he?
Truman Capote: Hes lovely, hes a lovely man. And he told me the
plot of his new book. And he said, "I just wanted to make sure its
not one of those problem novels," you know. And I said , "Jimmy.
Your book is about a Negro homosexual whos in love with a Jew.
Wouldnt you call that a problem?"
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Paths of Glory would like to have a word with you.
This might sound hyperbolic, but it's not only the the most visceral depiction of execution I've seen - it's simply one of the most intense moments of all cinema. It's the film that made Stanley Kubrick famous, and for a good reason. That said, I also liked Capote.
I always thought that the movie, Capote, had the most visceral depiction of execution I've seen in film. The idea of being led to your death, the hood, the waiting for the platform to drop. Oof, makes my heart race a bit. The hanging or shooting may be quick, but the moments leading up to it certainly are not. And imagine if you were innocent!
Harper Lee (played by the great Catherine Keener) is a major supporting character in the film Capote.
Capote and Magnolia cemented him, in my mind, as one of this generations leading acts who'd mature into a Mirran/Hofman/Freeman/etc.-class actor.
It's such a tragedy for film - which will outlast us all here now.
Lol... Let's co-opt an unaffiliated brand in the marketing of our product!
The tone of the piece reminds me of a scene from that Capote movie.
----
Truman Capote: I had lunch with Jimmy Baldwin the other day.
Party date: How is he?
Truman Capote: Hes lovely, hes a lovely man. And he told me the plot of his new book. And he said, "I just wanted to make sure its not one of those problem novels," you know. And I said , "Jimmy. Your book is about a Negro homosexual whos in love with a Jew. Wouldnt you call that a problem?"