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Film showing tonight: Rebel Without a Cause
Libya Herald ^ | May 9, 2013 | Staff

Posted on 05/09/2013 9:13:07 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee

The 1955 American classic about teenage alienation and rebellion, Rebel Without a Cause, will be shown at Tripoli’s Art House tonight.

Starring James Dean, who died before the film was released, and directed by Nicholas Wood, the film explores teenage feelings of alienation and disillusionment with society.

Tonight’s film-screening is organised by the Arete Cinema Club. Cinemas and theatres in Libya were closed for decades and the cinema club aims to reintroduce films to the community.

Rebel Without a Cause is in English with Arabic subtitles. The screening starts at 6 pm on Thursday 9 May, with refreshments are available beforehand. The Art House is on Al-Sekka Road in Tripoli.


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To: miss marmelstein

I think the feminization people are talking about was more in the acting style that became prevalent after the war. During the making of ‘Red River’ in 1946, John Wayne thought that Montgomery Clift was ‘weird’ and ‘fruity’. That sort of internal method acting as seen as effeminate.


41 posted on 05/10/2013 7:29:22 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges
No, I think they didn't like him because 1. he was notoriously difficult to work with 2. they thought he was gay. He was offered the Dean Martin role in Rio Bravo but turned it down because my beloved Duke was mean to Monty. I think Clift was one of the greatest film actors of the 20th Century. Just watched Wild River with Clift and the great Jo Van Fleet.

My husband is a film teacher and he shows “The Heiress” to his class to demonstrate 3 styles of acting:

Ralph Richardson (British theater acting)
Olivia DeHavilland (great Hollywood acting values)
Clift (Method)

And they all come together!

42 posted on 05/10/2013 7:36:52 AM PDT by miss marmelstein ( Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: miss marmelstein

The Heiress is terrific. William Wyler was pretty much a hack but his craft was enough put that one over.


43 posted on 05/10/2013 7:41:56 AM PDT by Borges
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To: miss marmelstein

I have watched the movie more than once, I know what I saw.

It is interesting that you want me to disregard the art that I personally consumed and formed a personal judgement on, and instead to “educate myself” meaning go ask the left what opinion that I should have.

Like another famous actor said, “Don’t be afraid to see what you see”.

Rebel Without a Cause makes people laugh and groan, it is more of a beer drinking bad movie that you share with buddies for laughs and wisecracking, than great art.

The 1950s produced some great films, that one isn’t one of them.


44 posted on 05/10/2013 7:52:33 AM PDT by ansel12 (Sodom and Gomorrah, flush with libertarians and liberals, short on social conservatives.)
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To: miss marmelstein

The man who lifted him up and delicately placed him in the barrel, and then went over and removed him, probably smoked also.


45 posted on 05/10/2013 7:55:32 AM PDT by ansel12 (Sodom and Gomorrah, flush with libertarians and liberals, short on social conservatives.)
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To: ansel12

RWAC is regarded by film buffs as a masterpiece of American expressionism. It’s studied in film schools. It’s funny only in the sense that anything that isn’t ‘realism’ is funny to people unaware of other ‘-isms’.


46 posted on 05/10/2013 8:04:13 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

The Duke was right about Montgomery Clift.


47 posted on 05/10/2013 8:05:13 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: miss marmelstein

There was a black-and-white version that was being made and then they switched to color and did it over. You can see it by buying the set of films on Amazon or wherever. Check out the comments on the Amazon page about the uncut b-w version.


48 posted on 05/10/2013 8:06:10 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: firebrand

The point is that the final product is in color and that’s how it’s remembered.


49 posted on 05/10/2013 8:08:49 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

But MY point was that it was a very risque film in its first conception, and if the Libyans were to see that version they would go apeshoot.


50 posted on 05/10/2013 8:11:13 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: miss marmelstein

Incidentally, the script of RWAC was written by Stewart Stern who is still alive at 91.


51 posted on 05/10/2013 8:12:01 AM PDT by Borges
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To: firebrand

It was risque in its final form as well.


52 posted on 05/10/2013 8:12:45 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

Not like the original uncut version. I’ll freepmail you if you like with the details. Won’t post them on a family forum.


53 posted on 05/10/2013 8:14:06 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: firebrand

How risque could it have been in the late 1940s?


54 posted on 05/10/2013 8:14:42 AM PDT by Borges
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To: firebrand

Didn’t know that. All I can think about is that red jacket!


55 posted on 05/10/2013 8:19:07 AM PDT by miss marmelstein ( Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: Borges

See your freepmail.


56 posted on 05/10/2013 8:20:15 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: Borges

Hollywood is not a place where excellence and quality dominates or is even the goal, I trust my judgement over theirs in judging their goods.


57 posted on 05/10/2013 8:25:21 AM PDT by ansel12 (Sodom and Gomorrah, flush with libertarians and liberals, short on social conservatives.)
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To: Sivad

A more desolate place you won’t find.

Oh yes you will. Just cruise on over to Lost hills.


58 posted on 05/10/2013 8:30:48 AM PDT by csmusaret (America is more divided today , not because of the problems we face but because of Obama's solutions)
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To: ansel12

It’s generally not Hollywood figures who are the cinephiles it’s fans and film scholars.


59 posted on 05/10/2013 9:39:20 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Speaking for myself, I never claimed Dean was gay. RWAC is admittedly a solid, well-made film. It’s just that as the culture has become more and more self-absorbed, feminized, and even celebratory over this fact, issues like “teen angst” have worn really, really thin with me. Not saying the message of RWAC is endorsing this, but that it’s the topic that has become a visceral turn-off.


60 posted on 05/10/2013 10:40:31 AM PDT by greene66
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