justeleblanc wrote:what happened to the 5-7-5 theory?
Criterion wrote:The 5-7-5 syllable structure is standard, but we'll allow some flexibility here!
But I bet a decent 5,7,5 will win over a witty anything else.
Perhaps, but the newsletter seems to hint that there will be more than one winner.
The winners will receive a DVD of Late Spring or any other title of equal or lesser value released prior to our May lineup. The winning haikus will be published in next month's newsletter and by submitting an entry you have granted us permission to reprint your name and submission.
My first thought and continued hope is that this is a reference to LOLA MONTES and the multiple reiteration "Do you remember?" that prompts the first flashback of Lola's remembrance and the structuring principle of the film. Stefan Drößler & the Munich Filmmuseum's restoration of the German version (which I was fortunate enough to see at NY's Film Forum) is brilliant, sorry Marcel. Word is that this restoration will also make another rare showing at this year's Cinema Rittrovato in Bologna. Since this was originally out on Fox Lorber in the US I am hoping that the association via Wellspring (Truffaut, Rohmer, Fassbinder, etc.) is continuing. That said, AMARCORD sounds more likely. Personally, enough with the Fellini already.
"Bees"
SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, almost certainly.
"Swarming devils"
Certainly a Milton reference. In Paradise Lost 1.768 Satan's "swarming devils" are likened to "bees in spring time." The question then is whether this forms a single or multiple upcoming release reference. If, multiple the EQUINOX guesses sound reasonable, but why when already announced? If it is THE DEVILS...words almost fail me...isn't Michael Bay's inclusion puerile enough for the entire collection? How about Jerzy Kawalerowicz's MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS instead? I vote for one release reference.
"Slam your doors in golden silence"
PLAYTIME, certainly.
The two silhouetted terriers:
What about Geoffrey & Stanley? Hitchcock's two Sealyhams who appear with him in THE BIRDS and form the basis for the name of his MARNIE production company. It is all but impossible but I can dream of a deluxe, Criterion release of MARNIE with deleted scenes and a full commentary by Tippi Hedren. More realistically, it could mean a reference to SABOTAGE, YOUNG AND INNOCENT, MURDER, THE LODGER or BLACKMAIL in both silent & sound versions.
It took a second to sink in.
