tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194405089859646676.post1146342559708741111..comments2023-06-24T03:30:35.300-07:00Comments on jp knit 'n' natter: SFF Day 3: Disgracejphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05720872464805696746noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194405089859646676.post-57148075136039410272009-06-08T23:07:33.786-07:002009-06-08T23:07:33.786-07:00There was definitely an experience of distancing w...There was definitely an experience of distancing within this film.<br /><br />I am glad you enjoyed it so much.jphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720872464805696746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194405089859646676.post-871739971395579742009-06-08T19:55:22.624-07:002009-06-08T19:55:22.624-07:00I'm coming rather late to this discussion, as ...I'm coming rather late to this discussion, as I'm having computer problems. I was unequivocally bowled over by this film - as I had been by the book. I think the film very faithfully replicates the 'distancing' techniques that Coetzee uses in presenting his characters. I think both the novel and film are so bleak they are heart-breaking.LynShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724603965512647078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194405089859646676.post-64774450685301419962009-06-05T21:02:47.754-07:002009-06-05T21:02:47.754-07:00i reckon that some books are better left as books....i reckon that some books are better left as books. coetzee is a great writer, but the strength of a good book is in its text, what it does with words. that can be hard to translate i think, perhaps that was it. i would still like to see this one tho i think.DrKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758129985662532518noreply@blogger.com