I saw it for the second time a couple of months ago. It's a very interesting story of a man who pushed his luck one time too many.
TV programmers must read from the same playbook the world over. When I saw it last it started at 11pm on a Sunday. Dave On 1/20/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > >
