tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368564801055168062.post2570464967161954067..comments2011-07-29T16:36:05.143-05:00Comments on Melancholy Swan: Beautiful Silent Film of The SandmanMelancholy Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15512862051901133333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368564801055168062.post-71483008519866061082011-07-29T16:36:05.143-05:002011-07-29T16:36:05.143-05:00I don't generally compare texts to films becau...I don't generally compare texts to films because what each is doing is very different. The film was not trying to faithfully render the story as much as the Freudian interpretation.<br /><br />Films that just faithfully reproduce texts can be fun to watch, but aren't interesting cinematically. (Sorry, but I minored in film for my PhD). Frankly no one, including Offenbach, has really equalled the text.Melancholy Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512862051901133333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368564801055168062.post-1426357997776384542011-07-29T15:21:42.505-05:002011-07-29T15:21:42.505-05:00after reading the book right now the movie is not ...after reading the book right now the movie is not as par that of the text may be i am not a person of film but it can be rendered in a better way.....though its a great tryaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518763241582832188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368564801055168062.post-10372259000296409062011-07-29T15:20:18.156-05:002011-07-29T15:20:18.156-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.aphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518763241582832188noreply@blogger.com