“To learn a language besides one’s native idiom, to penetrate its syntax, is to open for oneself a second window on the landscape of being.” Steiner, G. (1971)
It is curious how we relate that song to New Year´s Eve even when we never sing it that day. Cinema makes us a bit American. You can listen to that tune in this sweet and sour but wonderful film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWKgXD-teg4 I was going to post just a scene, but I don´t want to spoil the movie. Enjoy! Manolo 5º
What a brilliant film The Apartment is, I had almost forgotten. I totally agree with you. American movies make us internalize an American way of being. The first time you arrive in the US you feel you have been there before, everything looks familiar. And you have, in fact, been there before. That is the magic of the cinema.
It is curious how we relate that song to New Year´s Eve even when we never sing it that day. Cinema makes us a bit American. You can listen to that tune in this sweet and sour but wonderful film:
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I was going to post just a scene, but I don´t want to spoil the movie. Enjoy!
Manolo 5º
This song has an strong lyric, and it takes our mind away to remember a lot of things (all goods).
ReplyDeleteI've found a cover of this song, and it looks happier than others (http://youtu.be/48jwATHWAqU) because they are slower and even though sad.
Have a happy new year.
What a brilliant film The Apartment is, I had almost forgotten. I totally agree with you. American movies make us internalize an American way of being. The first time you arrive in the US you feel you have been there before, everything looks familiar. And you have, in fact, been there before. That is the magic of the cinema.
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