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Reply | Forward Message #1825 of 1922 |
Re: The AHL...

I think you should make some popcorn and invite Hisae over for an
evening of classic cinema, Dana! :)

--- In audreyhepburncircle@..., "yachatz" <yachatz@...>
wrote:
>
> one of my closest friends (hisae) says she's never seen the movie
> before. do please remember my sad lament that i have nobody in this
> town to admire audrey with!!
> dana
>
> --- In audreyhepburncircle@..., chipmunkalvyne
> <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > It would be nice to get some views on Yunioshi! I think his character
> > is the one aspect of the film that dates it, and his scenes do make me
> > cringe.
> >
> > --- In audreyhepburncircle@..., "yachatz" <yachatz@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > thanks for the heads up, sometimes i forget about ahl. i've never
> > > heard anything either way about mr yunioshi, i have several japanese
> > > friends who are a little older than i am, i'll ask around. dana
> > >
> > > --- In audreyhepburncircle@..., chipmunkalvyne
> > > <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > ...has been updated with a whole bunch of lovely stuff this summer
> > > > while I haven't been around. I love the 1954 Seventeen scans!
Other
> > > > than that I wonder what else has been happening around the
> Audrey web?
> > > > Anyone have an update in a nutshell for me? :)
> > > >
> > > > Incidentally, the Japanese "Breakfast at Tiffany's" poster at AHL
> > > > makes me wonder how the character of Mr Yunioshi was received in
> that
> > > > part of the world.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>





Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:48 pm

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...has been updated with a whole bunch of lovely stuff this summer while I haven't been around. I love the 1954 Seventeen scans! Other than that I wonder what...
chipmunkalvyne
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Aug 18, 2008
6:08 pm

thanks for the heads up, sometimes i forget about ahl. i've never heard anything either way about mr yunioshi, i have several japanese friends who are a little...
yachatz
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Aug 19, 2008
1:37 am

It would be nice to get some views on Yunioshi! I think his character is the one aspect of the film that dates it, and his scenes do make me cringe....
chipmunkalvyne
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Aug 19, 2008
6:55 pm

one of my closest friends (hisae) says she's never seen the movie before. do please remember my sad lament that i have nobody in this town to admire audrey...
yachatz
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Aug 20, 2008
1:09 am

I think you should make some popcorn and invite Hisae over for an evening of classic cinema, Dana! :) ... Other...
chipmunkalvyne
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Aug 22, 2008
6:49 pm

a thought i've had before, sadly she lives about an hour away and i don't see her very often. dana ... character ... make me ... japanese ... summer ... at AHL...
yachatz
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Aug 23, 2008
1:59 pm

That's a shame, I was beginning to hope she'd join us here. ... never ... received in...
chipmunkalvyne
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Aug 26, 2008
7:10 pm

funny, she just called an hour ago and said that as soon as school starts she's coming for a visit, she plans on watching movies so maybe i'll slip in one of...
yachatz
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Aug 27, 2008
12:43 am

here's a quote from another japanese friend of mine who has seen bat. "Breakfast at Tiffanys shows how poorly American society and Hollywood knew about the...
yachatz
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Aug 24, 2008
3:53 pm

Thank you, I suppose that sums it up pretty well. I didn't know it when I brought up this topic but apparently this debate is ongoing elsewhere as well. Have a...
chipmunkalvyne
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Aug 26, 2008
7:14 pm

that is too bad. i've always considered the character of yunioshi as just a crabby (albeit funny) old man. and substituting bat for rat?? that's almost as...
yachatz
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Aug 27, 2008
12:50 am

i don't find yunioshi's character as a racial issue. i'm Asian. his character, as explained by mickey rooney, is but an injection of comedy. he could have been...
cool4beans
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Aug 27, 2008
8:17 am

Always interesting to hear your views! Thank you. :) Now I just wish we could get the rest of our members to join in as well! ... biased ... like it ... japan ...
chipmunkalvyne
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Sep 2, 2008
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