i have been meaning to see this for awhile. watch it with me. already seen it? see it again.1. LORD LOVE A DUCK, dir. GEORGE AXELROD, 1966
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lots to say about this one, but here's one point: i realized something about ruth gordon watching LORD LOVE A DUCK: she kind of plays every role (i've seen her in) at the same pitch. i love her, was excited to see her featured in the titles, but this is my conclusion nonetheless.
however, she does "ruth gordon" so well, and she's just so smart and funny and wonderful, i love her all the same. she was great in this movie, too.
yes, i feel exactly the same. maybe a bit more sinister a register in rosemary's baby, though? she has a basic frame, and then alters as slightly as necessary for the given role. maybe that's her genius: melancholy, comedy and horror are so finely tied there is so little necessary to demarcate where laughter ends and screaming begins.
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