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kurt vonnegut. where do you stand on kurt vonnegut? um... ignorance, to be fair. 0k.n awful lot more after watching this film. so unstuck in time, documentary by robert weide about the american author kurt vonnegut, who rose to fame after writing slaughterhouse 5, which was inspired by his own experiences as a prisoner of war and the bombing of dresden. he had tried to write about it for ages, couldn't find a way to do so until he found science fiction and comedy as a way into a horrifyingly real subject. here's a clip. when i was a child, and there were many serious things going on, such as the great depression and all that, it was laurel and hardy who gave me permission not to take life seriously. and it turned out that it was ok to laugh your head off. he laughs life was a very serious business and it inspired me to try and write funny books. and write funny books, that this was a good thing to do with a life is to be funny. now, what i liked about this is this documentary has interviews taken over a long period of time because weide wanted to make this vonnegut do
kurt vonnegut. where do you stand on kurt vonnegut? um... ignorance, to be fair. 0k.n awful lot more after watching this film. so unstuck in time, documentary by robert weide about the american author kurt vonnegut, who rose to fame after writing slaughterhouse 5, which was inspired by his own experiences as a prisoner of war and the bombing of dresden. he had tried to write about it for ages, couldn't find a way to do so until he found science fiction and comedy as a way into a horrifyingly...
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kurt vonnegut. where do you stand on kurt vonnegut? erm... ignorant, to be fair. 0k.o do so, until he found science fiction and comedy as a way into a horrifyingly real subject. here's a clip. when i was a child, and there were many serious things going on, such as the great depression and all that, it was laurel and hardy who gave me permission not to take life seriously. and it turned out that it was ok to laugh your head off. he laughs life was a very serious business and it inspired me to try and write funny books — that this was a good thing to do with a life, is to be funny. now, what i liked about this is this documentary has interviews taken over a long period of time — cos weide wanted to make this vonnegut documentary — and there are several interviews. and we also see film of him talking over the years that he didn't complete the documentary. he worked on other things. he worked on a very good adaptation of mother night, which i think is one of the best adaptations of vonnegut�*s novels on screen. and it becomes a story notjust about vonnegut, who... i shou
kurt vonnegut. where do you stand on kurt vonnegut? erm... ignorant, to be fair. 0k.o do so, until he found science fiction and comedy as a way into a horrifyingly real subject. here's a clip. when i was a child, and there were many serious things going on, such as the great depression and all that, it was laurel and hardy who gave me permission not to take life seriously. and it turned out that it was ok to laugh your head off. he laughs life was a very serious business and it inspired me to...
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Jul 23, 2022
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and kurt vonnegut: unstuck in time, a documentary about the american writer. the crawdads sing, which is an adaptation of the deep south novel which became a publishing sensation — millions and millions of copies sold. this is adapted by lucy alibar, who is best known for beasts of the southern wild. one of the producers is reese witherspoon, so very, very good pedigree. yes. daisy edgar—jones is kya, who is called "the marsh girl". she grew up amidst the marshes of the deep south, fending for herself, understanding nature. at the beginning of the film, we see her being arrested on suspicion of the murder of a local boy. david strathairn is the lawyer who comes to represent her. here's a clip. this might help you. for the jury to be able to hear from you, for them to be able to see you as the... ..as the kind person you truly are. they're never goingj to see me like that. listen, i know you have a world of reasons to hate these people. no, i never hated them. they hated me. i mean, they laughed at me. they left me. they harassed me. they attacked me. you want
and kurt vonnegut: unstuck in time, a documentary about the american writer. the crawdads sing, which is an adaptation of the deep south novel which became a publishing sensation — millions and millions of copies sold. this is adapted by lucy alibar, who is best known for beasts of the southern wild. one of the producers is reese witherspoon, so very, very good pedigree. yes. daisy edgar—jones is kya, who is called "the marsh girl". she grew up amidst the marshes of the deep...
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Jul 24, 2022
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and kurt vonnegut: unstuck in time, a documentary about the american writer.s an adaptation of the deep south novel which became a publishing sensation — millions and millions of copies sold. this is adapted by lucy alibar, who is best known for beasts of the southern wild. one of the producers is reese witherspoon, so very, very good pedigree. yes. daisy edgar—jones is kya, who is called "the marsh girl". she grew up amidst the marshes of the deep south, fending for herself, understanding nature. at the beginning of the film, we see her being arrested on suspicion of the murder of a local boy. david strathairn is the lawyer who comes to represent her. here's a clip. this might help you. for the jury to be able to hear from you, for them to be able to see you as the... ..as the kind person you truly are. they're never goingj to see me like that. listen, i know you have a world of reasons to hate these people. no, i never hated them. they hated me. i mean, they laughed at me. they left me. they harassed me. they attacked me. you want me to beg for my life? i do
and kurt vonnegut: unstuck in time, a documentary about the american writer.s an adaptation of the deep south novel which became a publishing sensation — millions and millions of copies sold. this is adapted by lucy alibar, who is best known for beasts of the southern wild. one of the producers is reese witherspoon, so very, very good pedigree. yes. daisy edgar—jones is kya, who is called "the marsh girl". she grew up amidst the marshes of the deep south, fending for herself,...
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kurt vonnegut. where do you stand on kurt vonnegut? erm... ignorant, to be fair. 0k.about it for ages but couldn't find a way to do so, until he found science fiction and comedy as a way into a horrifyingly real subject. here's a clip. when i was a child, and there were many serious things going on, such as the great depression and all that, it was laurel and hardy who gave me permission not to take life seriously. and it turned out that it was ok to laugh your head off. he laughs. life was a very serious business and it inspired me to try and write funny books — that this was a good thing to do with a life, is to be funny. now, what i liked about this is this documentary has interviews taken over a long period of time — cos weide wanted to make this vonnegut documentary — and there are several interviews. and we also see film of him talking over the years that he didn't complete the documentary. he worked on other things. he worked on a very good adaptation of mother night, which i think is one of the best adaptations of vonnegut�*s novels on screen. and it becomes a
kurt vonnegut. where do you stand on kurt vonnegut? erm... ignorant, to be fair. 0k.about it for ages but couldn't find a way to do so, until he found science fiction and comedy as a way into a horrifyingly real subject. here's a clip. when i was a child, and there were many serious things going on, such as the great depression and all that, it was laurel and hardy who gave me permission not to take life seriously. and it turned out that it was ok to laugh your head off. he laughs. life was a...