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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Dorothy Sayers has come up a couple of times on these forums and, frankly, I only know her name to hear it, but would not be able to put any writings to it. Obviously I need to rectify that. Care to offer a suggestion where to start?
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i would recommend that you start with
Whose Body, which is the first Lord Peter Wimsey novel and (you lucky man) also
the only of her novels in the public domain, so* available here for free. you really have no excuse left not to read it. Sayers is brilliantly funny and writes a fine intrigue as well ; i only discovered her recently but she quickly became one of my favorite mystery writers (mysteries being my leisure genre of choice).
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Originally Posted by montsnmags
I love Amelie, as I've mentioned before. Another that I think should be avoided in dubbed form (actually, probably most movies) is Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Mind you, I sometimes think in that movie that it must be watched once for the dialogue, once for the action, and then again for the the scene composition (and then, repeat). Some of those composed scenes are so absolutely perfectly but simply laid out, almost like small paintings or a string of photos. As an enthusiastic but amateur photographer, I am somewhat overstimulated by such things.  |
Completely agree ; i absolutely can't watch dubbed films (or even television shows) ; it drives me crazy. there's such an odd disconnect between the voice and the image, especially if you know the actors (and their real voices). and even if you can't understand the language (Crouching Tiger...) i find it adds a vital dimension to the narrative, if only via the sonority of the expression. and i know how you feel about sometimes needing to watch a movie just for the images ; i can remember, for example, the first time i saw Wings of Desire (one of my favorite films ever) in the cinema. i had already seen it on video at least a half dozen times, probably more ; but seeing those images on a real cinema screen literally took my breath away. another film like that is La Coupe ; all those beautiful orange robes of the monks, the colors of the temples, the mountains.... amazing.
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*wow, you'd think i'd be able to remember something this important to me
Sayers' work has entered the PD (this year) in all life +50 countries (and i've forgotten that at least 3 times since i learned it). if you find any of the other Wimsey novels in e format there are a lot of people on MR alone who would be *thrilled*.