What a find! It really seems like a miracle this feature was allowed to exist.
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I found Saperstein to be a contradiction—much like the film. Given how he was characterized, I'm puzzled what drove him to buy UPA in the first place. Perhaps a chip on the shoulder about "that find art crap," and a desire to attach his name, despite everything, to something that would prove he had class? Him boasting about the goal to show on screen the most beautiful graphics ever drawn, is telling in this vein.
Also, I laughed out loud. at "the fey four-year-old of recherché taste." It seems such a weird and complicated film: beautiful craftsmanship and in myriad ways quite uncompelling...while still being interesting.
Wow, fascinating piece on Gay Purr-ee. And the Yams advert made me smile!
What a find! It really seems like a miracle this feature was allowed to exist.
By the way, I tried to make my little contribution to spreading this newsletter through a Letterboxd list, for those who may use the website I think it could be a useful source. If I'm missing anything, feel free to let me know. https://letterboxd.com/__carlos/list/animation-obsessive/
Fascinating read!
I found Saperstein to be a contradiction—much like the film. Given how he was characterized, I'm puzzled what drove him to buy UPA in the first place. Perhaps a chip on the shoulder about "that find art crap," and a desire to attach his name, despite everything, to something that would prove he had class? Him boasting about the goal to show on screen the most beautiful graphics ever drawn, is telling in this vein.
Also, I laughed out loud. at "the fey four-year-old of recherché taste." It seems such a weird and complicated film: beautiful craftsmanship and in myriad ways quite uncompelling...while still being interesting.