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Cookie_Monster's avatar

> “I belong to an unfortunate generation, straddling two worlds, and ill at ease in both.

Me love this line, because it something me think about often. Gen X is another unfortunate generation, caught between analog and digital eras, and born into massive upheaval in terms of romantic relationships and family structure. In both cases, me think generation or two hence, we will settle on new models for these things, but for right now we caught in middle.

Just to pick on example, there no longer enough money in print media to support career, but there not yet enough money in digital media to not have to hop from one web site to next trying to stay one step ahead of equity firms.

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James Connon's avatar

A wonderful conversation about one of the Great films. I especially appreciate the comparisons with Age of Innocence, one of my personal faves. I think the whole genre of “lamentable upper-class period piece” is really one of the best when you think about films like these and Barry Lyndon.

This is also one of those films where I’m hesitant to buy the Criterion because I feel like it might get a 4K release as soon as I grab the Blu. What a beautiful looking film.

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