tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post1368538837413522016..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: The Killers by Ernest Hemingway, 1927Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-88302780885400333732013-12-09T06:32:47.423-08:002013-12-09T06:32:47.423-08:00Col, fortunately, Hemingway hasn't written man...Col, fortunately, Hemingway hasn't written many novels though he has penned lots of short stories and some non-fiction too.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-23281112973574894272013-12-09T04:13:16.171-08:002013-12-09T04:13:16.171-08:00Stop please! Don't throw any more titles at me...Stop please! Don't throw any more titles at me!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-62961346665119072402013-12-09T04:11:48.029-08:002013-12-09T04:11:48.029-08:00Col, in that case you'll enjoy reading FWTBT. ...Col, in that case you'll enjoy reading FWTBT. I'd like to know what you think of it. Frankly, it took me a while to get used to Hemingway's prose but I was hooked after the first 100 pages. I believe THE SUN ALSO RISES is his best-known novel and it's one I look forward to reading in coming months.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-8701174203347316912013-12-09T04:03:56.544-08:002013-12-09T04:03:56.544-08:00The Spanish Civil War attracts me because of my re...The Spanish Civil War attracts me because of my recent visit to Spain via Lime's Photograph. So possibly FWTBT, but the other one might be an easier introduction......decisions (and an embargo) to ponder. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-91715080135332440262013-12-09T03:58:44.700-08:002013-12-09T03:58:44.700-08:00Tracy, thank you for the appreciation. I'm goi...Tracy, thank you for the appreciation. I'm going to have to look for the Criterion DVD set although I doubt I'll get it readily, unless I place an order for it. You'll like the story to the extent that you'll be annoyed with Hemingway for the anti-climax.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-72006634245983751712013-12-09T03:55:40.345-08:002013-12-09T03:55:40.345-08:00Col, as I noted above, Hemingway's FOR WHOM TH...Col, as I noted above, Hemingway's FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS is wordy, in the sense that he has used the literal translation of words, including expletives, as spoken in Spain at the time. The novel is set in the civil war. In contrast, THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA is easier on the tongue, so to speak, written in his familiar storytelling style.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-78216534995345729992013-12-09T03:50:08.469-08:002013-12-09T03:50:08.469-08:00Neer, I'm glad you enjoyed it, many thanks! I ...Neer, I'm glad you enjoyed it, many thanks! I remember when I was in college I'd a couple of friends who read his novels and decided they wanted to write like him. I liked the picture too. I selected it from several others taken during prohibition in Chicago, which has a fascinating history.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-75921455723051689622013-12-09T03:46:27.732-08:002013-12-09T03:46:27.732-08:00Colin, thank you very much. I can't ignore a r...Colin, thank you very much. I can't ignore a recommendation from you and Sergio, so I'm definitely putting both the films on my list. I liked the look of the black-and-white stills from the 1946 version.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-23660908900373485322013-12-09T03:44:46.665-08:002013-12-09T03:44:46.665-08:00Yvette, thank you! I have a couple of his slim nov...Yvette, thank you! I have a couple of his slim novels that I want to re-read. I haven't seen MIDNIGHT IN PARIS but I've read about it: for instance, it has some fine actors playing famous writers and artists including F. Scott Fitzgerald enacted by Tom Hiddleston who plays Loki in the THOR movies. Another film to look out for, no doubt.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-70248954901017261012013-12-09T03:38:38.340-08:002013-12-09T03:38:38.340-08:00Kelly, I think you'll like THE KILLERS. Heming...Kelly, I think you'll like THE KILLERS. Hemingway gives away and holds back with the same hand, if I can put it that way.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-18297434011323320152013-12-09T03:36:54.624-08:002013-12-09T03:36:54.624-08:00Ron, you're welcome, and thanks for your views...Ron, you're welcome, and thanks for your views about the 1946 film. I don't know anything about William Conrad and I look forward to watching him play Max in the film version of this story. There is a joke here that people drink more during prohibition than otherwise. One of our leading states still has it.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-55141869983553948492013-12-09T03:32:30.060-08:002013-12-09T03:32:30.060-08:00George, thank you for the kind words. I marvel at ...George, thank you for the kind words. I marvel at the way Hemingway wrote, especially short stories, although some of his novels like FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS may not instantly appeal to readers.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-9984216075106177012013-12-09T03:29:36.417-08:002013-12-09T03:29:36.417-08:00Sergio, thank you very much. Hemingway will always...Sergio, thank you very much. Hemingway will always be a great subject of debate. I didn't know about the 1946 & 1964 film versions of this short story but now that I do, I hope to watch them on the internet or try and get hold of the DVD set you mentioned. Thanks for bringing it to my notice.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-61521589441464505832013-12-09T03:24:14.461-08:002013-12-09T03:24:14.461-08:00Charles, I still haven't read all of Hemingway...Charles, I still haven't read all of Hemingway's novels and short stories and I hope to follow up this story with his other work. I like his style of writing.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-52431611569161079892013-12-07T22:55:40.211-08:002013-12-07T22:55:40.211-08:00I guess I am going to have to find this story and ...I guess I am going to have to find this story and read it. I have watched both movie versions on the Criterion DVD, so I should read the story. And then I can rewatch the movies. Great post, Prashant.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41935084794654218682013-12-07T02:53:37.129-08:002013-12-07T02:53:37.129-08:00I've always avoided his books as a bit too lit...I've always avoided his books as a bit too literary or wordy for my tastes - a bit of a daft stance to be honest, Maybe I ought to try something from him, col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-63784450360640302272013-12-06T16:41:42.109-08:002013-12-06T16:41:42.109-08:00I'll join the chorus Prashant. This is indeed ...I'll join the chorus Prashant. This is indeed a great post. I love Hemingway's style and have read quite a few of his works though I don't remember reading this.<br /><br />I love the photo of the women protesting. Most of them seem to be wearing some weird kind of head-gear. The banner they carry is a winner.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-85782638080426084772013-12-06T14:31:35.839-08:002013-12-06T14:31:35.839-08:00Great post Prashant. The 1946 Siodmak movie is ter...Great post Prashant. The 1946 Siodmak movie is terrific and you really ought to check it out. The opening is, as has been noted by Sergio, extremely faithful to the short story before expanding on it via multiple flashbacks.<br /><br />ColinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-33695575674030824902013-12-06T13:27:56.986-08:002013-12-06T13:27:56.986-08:00I've never read any Hemingway at all. (At leas...I've never read any Hemingway at all. (At least that I can remember.) I tried to, but...Maybe this terrific post will kick start me in his direction. :)<br /><br />Have you seen the wonderful Corey Stoll as Hemingway in Woody Allen's film, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS? In some strange way it really does make me want to read Hemingway as well.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-25302736688252960082013-12-06T07:57:37.213-08:002013-12-06T07:57:37.213-08:00I've never been a huge fan of Hemingway's ...I've never been a huge fan of Hemingway's short stories, but this sounds like it might be for me. Maybe I've just read the wrong ones.Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-71436082858426050042013-12-06T07:16:43.865-08:002013-12-06T07:16:43.865-08:00I read the story so long ago, I barely remember it...I read the story so long ago, I barely remember it. But the 1946 film you can watch over and over. It was done in a great noir style and has wonderful performances, including William Conrad, one of my favorite scene stealers (who also played Matt Dillon on the radio "Gunsmoke" series). Thanks for the research; I didn't know about Summit. As for drinking during Prohibition, I understand that it continued pretty much unabated.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-3618295410799511162013-12-06T06:00:23.332-08:002013-12-06T06:00:23.332-08:00Hemingway wrote some great short stories. I haven...Hemingway wrote some great short stories. I haven't seen the movie versions of THE KILLERS but after reading your review, I want to see them NOW!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-56903599322017156662013-12-06T05:58:53.994-08:002013-12-06T05:58:53.994-08:00Terrific post Prashant and a great subject - Hemin...Terrific post Prashant and a great subject - Hemingway's story is wonderfully allusive and allows the reader togo off in all sortts of imaginative directions. The 1946 movie is a bit of the classic though the opening 15 minutes, in essence all of the short story, is the best part of it - then we get lots of flashbacks in a story about a heist gone wrong. The 1964 version written by Gene L Coon is fascinating as the eponymous duo become the protagonists but otherwise has an almost completely new plot, though still about thieves fighting over money. The Tarkovski was a student production but is highly impressive in its own way - a DVD set from the Criterion company actually brought all three of these together and is well worth getting if you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-82601006978768560962013-12-06T05:49:18.007-08:002013-12-06T05:49:18.007-08:00Been quite a while since I've read this one. I...Been quite a while since I've read this one. I need to rereadCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com