[lit-ideas] Re: The Third Man, five hundred years of democracy and...the cuckoo clock
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:19:31 -0400
On 7/20/2010 3:23 AM, cblists@xxxxxxxx wrote:
The connexion between 'dreadful times',
'democracy and peace' 'great art' and the
following autobiographical narrative is left as
an exercise for the reader.
Harry's echoing Nietzsche's teacher Jacob
Burckhart in _Force and Freedom_. Though less so
now, the Swiss have always been highly
militaristic in pursuit of their democracy and
peace. Hitler abandoned the notion of trying to
invade Switzerland. The Swiss were too well armed
and prepared. Truly peaceful nations get
conquered. Pro pace, etc.
The Third Man captures the sense of the Zones and
DP camps like no other movie. Though if I were in
search of a tragedy, I'd watch Olivier's Othello,
which has to contain some of the most impressive
acting ever captured on film.
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