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GG: Silence o' the Lambs
Richard,
Interesting point! Maybe a bit far-fetched because Lecter's interest in
the book is absolutely aesthetic and the film isn't mentioned, but why
not?!
-Mary Jo
RIchard F. Makse wrote:
>
> Mary Jo:
>
> You wrote:
>
> > My theory is that Lecter embodies a sort of Nietzschean Apollonian
> > aesthetic. For Lecter, Gould's playing is the quintessence of beauty.
> > I'm sure the juxtaposition would have horrified Gould, but it's an
> > interesting book philosophically...
>
> Could the use of GG in Lambs have simply been a musical/cinematic joke,
> i.e. GG and Slaughterhouse Five?
>
> Richard F. Makse
> dickm@bigfoot.com
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