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and this how the movie begins....
Marcel L’Herbier about L'Inhumaine in J. A. Fieschi, 1968, a.a.O., S.30.
and this how the movie begins....
This post is misleading and has little ground to stand upon. I offer an alternative reading of the word "fairy" from the OED,
ReplyDelete"Fairy, n. and a. (ˈfɛərɪ)
[a. OF. faerie, faierie (mod.F. féerie), f. OF. fae (mod.F. fée) fay n.2]
transf. †a.A.5.a One possessing more than human power; an enchantress. Obs.
1606 Shakes. Ant. & Cl. iv. viii. 12 To this great faiery [Cleopatra], Ile commend thy acts."
I remain unconvinced that L'Inhumaine is a fairytale. The film is a fantasy or sci-fi, but for Andrea (and possibly L'Herbier) to call it a fairytale is an effete use of language.
Quoting Standish Lawder from 'The Cubist Cinema,' "'L'Inhumaine is of course, something of a science-fiction film. In Italy it was billed as "Futurismo-Un Dramme Passionale nell'anno 1950," ... Leger's laboratories in 'L'Inhumaine are closely related to two other experiments in "science-fiction" art of the twenties..." (pg.107)
-Zac