November 14, 2007
Norman Mailer/Jean Luc Godard

The first book I ever read by Norman Mailer was Why are we in Vietnam?. It confused the hell out of me. Only after 3 years of aging and a re-read did I begin to appreciate Mailer's genius. I've heard many stories about the Norman Mailer/Jean Luc Godard collaberation on a filmed version of King Lear that stars Godard, Mailer, Woody Allen, Burgess Meredith, Peter Sellars, Leos Carax, Molly Ringwald and Julie Delpy. From what I hear I think it too will confuse, but I hope one day to see it in its genius. Here's a clip:


Posted by jdmoshe to at 04:17PM on Nov 14, 2007
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