Comments on: CABARET: Great to Be Nominated http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/great-to-be-nominated-cabaret/ thinking film Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Andre Soares http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/great-to-be-nominated-cabaret/#comment-45827 Andre Soares Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:32:22 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/07/24/great-to-be-nominated-cabaret/#comment-45827 I agree with you about Liza Minnelli. As you say, Sally Eilers only had one important film, "Bad Girl." But Mae Murray - though remembered today only for "The Merry Widow," had quite a few important films in the late 1910s and early 1920s. I don't know how good they were - I haven't seen any of her pre-"Merry Widow" flicks, and I believe that most of them are lost - but she was incredibly popular. And who knows? Perhaps a few of these were actually good, prestige productions. Now, what *is* Isabel Jewell's claim to fame? Looking at her list of films on the IMDb, I couldn't think of a single "best remembered for her role in" title. I didn't know about Leonardo not finishing his works, either. I don't remember that being discussed in "The Da Vinci Code"... I agree with you about Liza Minnelli.

As you say, Sally Eilers only had one important film, “Bad Girl.” But Mae Murray - though remembered today only for “The Merry Widow,” had quite a few important films in the late 1910s and early 1920s. I don’t know how good they were - I haven’t seen any of her pre-”Merry Widow” flicks, and I believe that most of them are lost - but she was incredibly popular. And who knows? Perhaps a few of these were actually good, prestige productions.

Now, what *is* Isabel Jewell’s claim to fame? Looking at her list of films on the IMDb, I couldn’t think of a single “best remembered for her role in” title.

I didn’t know about Leonardo not finishing his works, either. I don’t remember that being discussed in “The Da Vinci Code”…

]]> By: Marcus Tucker http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/great-to-be-nominated-cabaret/#comment-45825 Marcus Tucker Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:03:03 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/07/24/great-to-be-nominated-cabaret/#comment-45825 Liza Minnelli has obtained a place in cinema history based entirely upon one film role. Like Sally Eilers, Isabel Jewell, Mae Murray, and others that came before her, she made a number of films but only one that truly mattered. It's amazing to me how in any of the arts one achievement is the basis for greatness. Cabaret is Liza Minnelli's "Mona Lisa" of sorts, one great work that makes up for an otherwise sketchy film career, the way that the "Mona Lisa" obscures the fact that Leonardo seldom finished any of his works. Liza Minnelli has obtained a place in cinema history based entirely upon one film role. Like Sally Eilers, Isabel Jewell, Mae Murray, and others that came before her, she made a number of films but only one that truly mattered. It’s amazing to me how in any of the arts one achievement is the basis for greatness. Cabaret is Liza Minnelli’s “Mona Lisa” of sorts, one great work that makes up for an otherwise sketchy film career, the way that the “Mona Lisa” obscures the fact that Leonardo seldom finished any of his works.

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