tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post67156683991105102..comments2023-10-29T09:53:52.702-06:00Comments on The Earthly Paradise: JuliaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-62772606890405090792008-07-27T13:12:00.000-06:002008-07-27T13:12:00.000-06:00I had so much fun watching this movie with you, mo...I had so much fun watching this movie with you, mom! Thanks for sharing it with me. <BR/>~MargaretMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197591307149394913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-17388918304251362392008-07-24T04:12:00.000-06:002008-07-24T04:12:00.000-06:00Thank you for your wonderful research about Hellma...Thank you for your wonderful research about Hellman and her "Julia." I'm so glad you enjoyed the film, and you are such a great researcher to find the terrific NYT article that challenged the authenticity of her claims to have known Julia. However, despite Ms. Hellman's truthfulness, or lack thereof, I really love this story of friendship, bravery, and the beautiful filmmaking of her story, and especially the lovely beginning that explains her title, "Pentimento." <BR/><BR/>This film was quite remarkable when it was made, because films with women as central characters--and especially films about women's friendships--had not been made for many years. The film was a breath of fresh air in the 1970's, and a welcome change from the usual roles for women as romantic plot devices in men's lives. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed learning the truth about the character that Ms. Hellman lifted from real life, but I don't appreciate the film less--just the author! Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, and Jason Robards are all fantastic in their roles, and the film is still one of my great favorites. I'm so glad you could finally share it with me. <BR/><BR/>For anyone looking for this film, it was released on DVD quite recently, and is available for rental from Netflix or for purchase on Amazon.<BR/>PlusquejamaisThorsprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657577541627403938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-20581436054894081752008-07-23T22:48:00.000-06:002008-07-23T22:48:00.000-06:00I haven't read Children's Hour, though I've seen t...I haven't read Children's Hour, though I've seen the Audrey Hepburn film version!<BR/><BR/>As for Julia, I definitely would prefer to think Hellman wrote the story about what she wished had happened, but unfortunately, she vehemently denied Gardner inspired Julia. Until her death, she insisted that Julia was a real person, but she couldn't offer any more evidence.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197591307149394913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-607403185857911292008-07-23T16:33:00.000-06:002008-07-23T16:33:00.000-06:00Oh goodness. The Children's Hour. I read some scen...Oh goodness. The Children's Hour. I read some scenes from that in high school and got rather disturbed. I should give it another chance just for literary merit.<BR/>I'm interested about this movie. I will have to see if I can find it somewhere.<BR/>Perhaps Hellman wrote the story as an account of what she wishes happened in her life, a friendship that key in her experience. I don't know of course.skatejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774816589101208646noreply@blogger.com