tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post3240558007512426332..comments2024-03-16T10:03:59.180-07:00Comments on The Movie Projector: Have Yourself a Merry Lubitsch ChristmasR. D. Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-25334153922584758982012-12-07T07:13:50.000-08:002012-12-07T07:13:50.000-08:00Wow! This is a superb review! It is very clear tha...Wow! This is a superb review! It is very clear that you love this film and admire its makers!<br />Thanks for submitting it to the Classic Xmas Chops!MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366182655374603950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-51106671916014145792012-12-05T18:30:56.385-08:002012-12-05T18:30:56.385-08:00Great post. Loved your analysis about Lubitsch'...Great post. Loved your analysis about Lubitsch's emphasis on grace and good manners. It makes his movies simultaneously serious and light-hearted; the characters manage to remain self-possessed even in the midst of chaos. You can see that in 'Shop Around the Corner,' when Frank Morgan attempts suicide; Lubitsch never dips into bathos or moralizing about it, and the all the characters adjust to dealing with it. You also make an interesting analysis of Margaret Sullavan's effect onscreen. She's always struck me in a contradictory way - I admire her professionalism and talent, but something about her leaves me cold. And you can see why Stewart's character would find her annoying (she captures Klara's brashness perfectly). Yet I can't picture another actress doing this role; there's nothing conventional or second-hand in Sullavan's acting; she artlessly fresh in her performance.Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com