A terrible summer for true film lovers

What a terrible time.  I think people are feeling it from all over the world. 

Here is an excerpt from Bergman’s oft-quoted essay “The Snakeskin”:

“There is an old story of how the cathedral of Chartres was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground. Then thousands of people came from all
points of the compass, like a giant procession of ants, and together they
began to rebuild the cathedral on its old site. They worked until the
building was completed — master builders, artists, labourers, clowns,
noblemen, priests, burghers. But they all remained anonymous, and no one
knows to this day who built the cathedral of Chartres.

The artist remained unknown and his work was to the glory of God. ‘Eternal
values,’ ‘immortality’ and ‘masterpiece’ were terms not applicable in his
case. The ability to create was a gift.

Thus if I am asked what I would like the general purpose of my films to be,
I would reply that I want to be one of the artists in the cathedral on the
great plain. I want to make a dragon’s head, an angel, a devil — or perhaps
a saint — out of stone.

Regardless of whether I believe or not, whether I am a Christian or not, I
would play my part in the collective building of the cathedral.”

I honestly can’t think of anything more to say or add to this…....

First Comment:

1. and the list grows with the loss of legendary make-up artist, Bill Tuttle, who ran the MGM make-up department for many years and won 2 Oscars for his work.

   Posted by raymac on 08/03 at 11:52 AM