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Leni and Nat
Gil Koffman was attracted to writing a solo piece (with instrumental accompaniment) about Leni Riefenstahl, the German movie star turned director whose film, Triumph of the Will, depicted Hitler as a god descending from the heavens to preside over the Nuremberg rallies. After the war, Riefenstahl tried to distance herself from Hitler and gain acceptance Continue reading
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Election Day Distraction
Don’t know if it’s true for anybody else, but I’m just trying to get this day out of the way. Latest avoidance tactic, an hour or so at the City Diner with my dog at my feet, reading some chapters in Jan Herman’s biography of William Wyler, A Talent for Trouble, about Wyler shooting Mrs. Continue reading
Abraham, Bill Bryden, City Diner, City Hall, democracy, Directors Guild of America, Ex Libris, Film Forum, Frederick Wiseman, Green Mansions, In Jackson Heights, Ira Krutch, Isaac, Jan Herman, Mrs. Miniver, National Theatre of Great Britain, New York Public Library, Ol’ Man Adam an’ His Chillun, PBS, Rex Ingram, Roark Bradford, television, The Bible, the Blitz, The Golden Age of Television, The Mysteries, Tony Harrison, William Wyler
Jeffrey Sweet--Making the Scene 