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August 22, 2010

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The Fountainhead (1949).

This King Vidor movie, starring Gary Cooper is one of the strongest defence of individualistic life and creativity. The amazing speech at the end of the movie, that you could hear if you wish in the embebed video is one of the longest ever filmed.

The writer, Ayn Rand wanted the speech to be filmed in its integrity and fight for that. In the end, the movie presents creative artist as the best society has to offer.

I really love this movie, from the retro feeling you get from a cool 40s movie to the innovative architecture they propose. It is a beauty in itshelf.

But it is the message the important part of this movie, its core. You could approve it or not, but it has some truth in it. 


The Fountainhead - Howard Roark's defense


More about The Fountainhead:
Images taken from Wikipedia (poster) and Blindman's Circus (the couple).

4 comments:

David said...

Sí. Tiene "parte" de verdad. Pero no lo apruebo. Y menos después de que haya "destruido" casas de protección oficial. Venga... No me canso de repetirlo. Hay una anécdota que dice que King Vidor no estaba tan de acuerdo cone el final y le dijo a la productora que por esa regla de tres él podía quemar la película porque era su "autor". Le dijeron que lo hiciera, y a ver si se creía que iba a pasar como en el juicio. King Vidor es uno de mis directores favoritos, y esta peli está bien, pero... A pesar de que hay "parte" de verdad como dices, no comulgo... Y luego, la peli es taaaaaaaan exagerada. "La he destruído porque me gustaba" o algo así, con la actriz rompiendo esculturas o jarrones. Cenizas de pasión mucho mejor.
Un saludo.

Valentín VN said...

¡Ay, pero es que son tan bonitas esas exageraciones de los años cuarenta!

Cuando la volvimos a ver en casa, hace unos días, parodiábamos lo tremendo de algunas interpretaciones. La escena de amor entre los protagonistas es de lo más artificial y salvaje. Y me encanta, como mucho de lo que he visto de Vidor.

Yo no comulgo mucho del mensaje que quieren transmitir, pero queda chulo el discursito. Sí estoy de acuerdo en que las personas con talento y que lo desarrollan son especiales y la sociedad debe apreciarlas y cuidarlas, incluso cuando sean socialmente incómodas. Pero la autora llegó más lejos y creo que pecó de soberbia.

Aún así, es una gozada estéticamente y tiene una historia curiosísima.

Guely of Sweden said...

Sabía de esta peli pero nunca la he visto. Habrá que encontrarla porque lo merece.

Valentín VN said...

Yo creo que sí, Guely. Y os animo a que veáis la broma de cinco segundos en la que nos "cuentan" la película. Pura guasa.

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