tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post7747883479229044538..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Kiss of the Spider Womanthevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-21902693213503891072011-11-06T21:23:32.874-08:002011-11-06T21:23:32.874-08:00@Dan-Thanks Dan. I liked the film much more than ...@Dan-Thanks Dan. I liked the film much more than you did not just for its acting. I love the look of it, particularly for the 1940s stuff since I knew it was going to be a bit campy. Yet, I welcomed it because it wasn't meant to be serious as it's told by Hurt.<br /><br />If I was to play one of those characters, I would go for the Valentin role. Just because I'd rather be the straight, more intense person rather than have the showier yet more flamboyant role. It's one of those reasons why I still miss Raul Julia. I think if he's alive right now. He would continue to own everyone.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-17715848432175364092011-11-06T19:20:01.064-08:002011-11-06T19:20:01.064-08:00I'm glad that Hurt won the Oscar for this beca...I'm glad that Hurt won the Oscar for this because he's phenomenal here and Raul Julia is even better. Other than the acting, everything else is kind of mediocre, but it's both of their performances that make it worth the watch. Nice review Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-84468358794546158992011-11-06T17:06:43.845-08:002011-11-06T17:06:43.845-08:00Yes Iknow!XD the thing is that part of the pleasur...Yes Iknow!XD the thing is that part of the pleasure of reading it are those 10 first pages or even more where you don't know where you`re standing, who is talking, who are those people, and where everything is going... Is like you say: diferent mediums,but i've seem a paralell to that in some directors, just like David Lynch or even godard,and the king of those, Resnais: those moments where you are not sure what you're watching, and yet feel like is too powerfull to stop watching it.<br /><br />And this is a trivia! : Puig wanted to be a Director, and study alot about cinema, in Italy, but he was like hating that autoral/minimalistic/"nouvelle cinema" that was going on that moment, he wanted big studios and amazing divas like he was used to. Alot of his references, and even writing style has a lot to do with mixing narrative,and even Screenwriting.<br /><br />I'm reading right now "boquitas pintadas" and also has a movie,<br />in case you like to see it!!!<br /><br />My guess is that when my literary affair passes, im going to whatch them all! XD <br /><br /> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071238/Cinephilegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05273116982131613261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-17240010396052953292011-11-06T16:35:04.619-08:002011-11-06T16:35:04.619-08:00Always separate the book from the film as they'...Always separate the book from the film as they're just two different mediums. I've never read the book as I'm more into visual storytelling. Yet, from what I know, Leonard Schrader did keep a lot of the dialogue from the book.<br /><br />Just don't think about the book when watching the film.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-62644565672714878782011-11-06T16:28:50.950-08:002011-11-06T16:28:50.950-08:00No se si comentar en español o en mal ingles, come...No se si comentar en español o en mal ingles, comento en mal ingles:<br /><br />I'm really affraid of watching this film because recently, i'd read the novel, and is simply beyond every cinematographic style.is talkative, twisted,and super twisted, Obviously that's the idea, and Idon't know, i'm not ready to gave up all the time I spend reading,and seeing all those moments in my mind. No matter how much I adore Raul Julia, and William Hurt, but again, this is an amazing post!<br /><br />greetings!Cinephilegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05273116982131613261noreply@blogger.com