I second your recommendation. Frank, if you didn't know about Capa and Bergman then you really need to read "Robert Capa" by Whelan, and "Blood and Champagne" by Kershaw. It won't do you any harm at all to read "Slightly Out of Focus" by Capa himself, either. The title of the book may appeal to you especially.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 January 2006 12:57 > To: PDML > Subject: OT: Capa Doc > > Our local educational channel, TVO showed Robert Capa in Love > and War last night. Terrific documentary. I just wish they > wouldn't have put it on at 10pm; I'm freaking tired this > morning (but it was worth it). > > Some exciting highlights: > > 1) Seeing lots of photos of him, I was reminded that he has > a "unibrow" (ie: his thick eyebrows actually join in the > middle to form one large eyebrow, just like Frida Kahlo). > People who've met me or seen photos of me will understand my > excitement <LOL>. > > 2) Several clips were shown of God, er, HCB. I'd never > actually heard him speak before. It was a religious > experience for me. > > 3) After the WWII, Capa lived for a short period in Los > Angeles, and had a brief fling with <gasp!> Ingrid Bergman. > Some of you may know that IMHO, after Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid > Bergman is the most beautiful woman in the history of the > world, full stop. I was not aware of this affair until last > night. As an added bonus, the beautiful Isabella Rossolini > was interviewed in the doc. > > 4) I know it was mentioned here before (perhaps by Shel?) > that the Jimmy Stewart character in Rear Window was sort of > based loosely on Capa, and was Hitchcock's sly reference to > this affair. > > Lots of other juicy tidbits, and overall, the doc was very well done. > I highly recommend it. > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > >
