always fascinating to see other ppl's knowledge systems! given the interest in autodidactism, helen dewitt's novel the last samurai might be an interesting read
That echo of 'Myra B' also reawakened long-dormant vibes of the same director, Mike Sarne -- a sometime pop star of the early-60s with blokey ditties/not quite duets, e.g., 'Come Outside'-- and his earlier 'morality tale' showing where Swinging London was heading: 'Joanna'. Now a forgotten Brit film, less satirical than 'Smashing Time', but worth rescreening for various reasons. The opening title sequence alone --link below -- gives a kind of compressed social history of England in 1968. Cinematography by the great Walter Lassally. Keep the lively cultural exchange going.
"I really dislike knowing exactly what I’m going to read weeks in advance; I’d like to preserve the possibility of running into something I didn’t know existed at the outset."
always fascinating to see other ppl's knowledge systems! given the interest in autodidactism, helen dewitt's novel the last samurai might be an interesting read
That echo of 'Myra B' also reawakened long-dormant vibes of the same director, Mike Sarne -- a sometime pop star of the early-60s with blokey ditties/not quite duets, e.g., 'Come Outside'-- and his earlier 'morality tale' showing where Swinging London was heading: 'Joanna'. Now a forgotten Brit film, less satirical than 'Smashing Time', but worth rescreening for various reasons. The opening title sequence alone --link below -- gives a kind of compressed social history of England in 1968. Cinematography by the great Walter Lassally. Keep the lively cultural exchange going.
https://youtu.be/yr2uwoHhSn0?si=lfo14U-wQQHQA3eS
I love this & agree:
"I really dislike knowing exactly what I’m going to read weeks in advance; I’d like to preserve the possibility of running into something I didn’t know existed at the outset."