[lbo-talk] Re: Jerry Lewis, genius?

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Sun Sep 11 22:53:17 PDT 2005


I have no problem with Keaton's 'genius.' My beef was with Lewis.

Joanna

Brian Charles Dauth wrote:


> Dear List:
>
> Joanna writes:
>
>> A word like "genius" includes folks like Archimedes,
>
> Donatello, Caravaggio, Da Vinci, Mozart, Einstein, but
> not Jerry Lewis. He's simply not in that league.
>
> And why not? What material evidence do you believe
> points to this conclusion? (Or is this just the opinion
> of a casual filmgoer?)
>
> Brian Dauth
> Queer Buddhist Resister
>
> P.S. Keaton's major work is available from Kino -- The Art
> of Buster Keaton. The discs were produced with cooperation
> of the Rohauer Foundation, the guardian of Keaton's
> legacy. They were even able to restore the ending of the
> long-lost short HARD LUCK.
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