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   On Jun 19, 2023 at 4:48:12 PM PDT, "Bill Anderson"    
   wrote:   
      
   > Bill Anderson  wrote:   
   >> wlah...@gmail.com  wrote:   
   >>> On Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 2:24:02 PM UTC-5, Bill Anderson wrote:   
   >>>> moviePig  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Well that is certainly a suggestion!   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> No, it isn't. It will stunt that kid's film appreciation by about 105   
   >>> points. Find something fun for starters. Like King Kong or the Marx   
   >>> Brothers or even Chaplin.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> The Marx Brothers. Of course. Thanks, William. Now I have to decide on   
   >> which one. Duck Soup maybe. The earlier ones may be too stagebound.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Well it took a while, but we finally got around to another lesson in movie   
   > appreciation. I told him we were going to watch a Marx Brothers movie this   
   > afternoon but I couldn’t decide whether to show him one of their earliest   
   > or a later, more polished production like A Night at the Opera. I explained   
   > that Animal Crackers was produced about the time that was depicted in one   
   > of his favorite movies, Singing in the Rain, (sound problems and all) and   
   > he immediately decided that that was the one he wanted to watch. I was   
   > dubious, but it turned out the Marx magic ruled the day. He loved it,   
   > called it a great movie. He thought the music was excellent, laughed at the   
   > jokes, was fascinated by Groucho’s mustache, and overall just had a good   
   > time.   
   >   
   > I think he really appreciates the effort I am making to introduce him to   
   > movie classics. He is working this summer as a busboy at a high class   
   > country club and he said the other evening when he heard his boss mention   
   > Singing in the Rain he commented, “that Gene Kelly really knows how to wear   
   > a suit.”  Apparently the boss was flabbergasted and the kid was pretty   
   > proud of his movie knowledge.   
   >   
   > And now he knows who the Marx Brothers are.   
      
   I'm glad it worked well for you. I always considered "A Night at the Opera"   
   the least of the Marx Brothers, and "Duck Soup" as their apogee. But you can't   
   argue with genuine laughter as anything but a bull's eye.   
      
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