11-16-2012, 08:38 AM | #1 |
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Peter Greenaway: "I Plan to Kill Myself at 80"
A saddening commentary on Greenaway, his medium and his milieu:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/...o-kill-himself Even Greenaway's make-believe plans for suicide, like the truer ones of certain of his characters, have the sound of an obsession rendered numerological. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 11-19-2012 at 12:54 AM. Reason: Emphasized that Greenaway's suicide comments were intended as a joke. |
11-17-2012, 06:17 AM | #2 |
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I'm not sure it's worth killing yourself at such an advanced age, when you hit 80 you just relax and wait for it because it will come soon enough anyways.
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11-17-2012, 06:41 AM | #3 |
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Seen Greenaway, forced by wife; wine and metaphora. I guess his funeral shall be high society version of M*A*S*H 'Suicide is Painless' scene.
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11-17-2012, 11:49 AM | #4 |
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By the time Greenaway hits 80, he might well remember that he wants to kill someone ... but simply not remember who.
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11-17-2012, 04:41 PM | #5 |
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When I die, I want to go in my sleep like my grandfather and not yelling and screaming like the passengers in his car.
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(And, in reality, neither of my grandfathers took anyone with them.) |
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11-18-2012, 08:16 AM | #7 |
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In fact, neither did mine but the line does get a giggle.
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11-19-2012, 12:51 AM | #9 |
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I think he's actually making a series of morbid jokes (as indeed he does throughout most of the interview). I think he realizes you're not supposed to advocate euthanasia for Grandpa or call him "useless."
Reminds me of Lars von Trier's making humorous comments about sympathizing with Hitler which he thought no one would take seriously until he was immediately banned from the Cannes Film Festival for the rest of his life. |
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