- a British diplomat's view of the United States in Henry Adams’ Democracy: An American Novel
Opportunity amidst the ruins of postwar London and Vienna. Old World ideals and cowboy novel idealism are either defeated or tossed as a joke. All focus on the profiteering American. Both films lurk in cynicism, shadow, and extreme angles; up through a final chase.
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2 comments:
A dark and elliptic parry making an interesting connection. Greene's The Quiet American could complete a tryptic, but Dassin's protagonist is a loser, and Joseph Cotton's Holley Martins is more outsider than rapacious insider?
hmm...You're right about the characters. I wasn't able to get into a more extensive post with this one, but the differences and similarities between the American protagonists are worth thinking about.
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