Kirk Douglas chegou aos 90. No final deste post, a mensagem de aniversário. Antes disso, queria lembrar que ele é muito mais do que um movie star. Participou de filmes magníficos como Glória Feita de Sangue, de Kubrick, e Fuga ao Passado, de Jacques Tourneur, mas foi ator maior que a vida pelo menos duas vezes: em Chaga de Fogo, de William Wyler, e Sede de Viver, de Vincente Minnelli, interpretando Van Gogh. A força e a intensidade de espírito exibida nestes papéis tem tudo a ver com a conclamação de aniversário.
Sede de Viver
Falei em Vincente Minnelli, permitam-me mais uma digressão. Estava meio entediado neste sábado com Um Dia em Nova York, de Gene Kelly e Stanley Donen, quando a lembrança de outro filme entrou na minha cabeça, e não saiu mais. A Lenda dos Beijos Perdidos é um filme nada perfeito. Música imemorável, dança sem ritmo, mas é de uma melancolia intolerável. Gene Kelly encontra por acaso uma passagem secreta para um vila escocesa parada no tempo, há 200 anos. Essa passagem só é aberta uma vez a cada 100 anos – e Kelly fica perdido de amor por Cyd Charisse, mas não pode vê-la nunca mais depois que o portal é fechado.
Gene Kelly e Cyd Charisse: felicidade com hora marcada para acabar
Esqueça Em Algum Lugar do Passado. Esse falso musical de Minnelli é mais uma prova de seu refinadíssimo tato para melodramas. No auge da depressão, Kelly chega a infernos dificilmente tocados pelo diretor em filmes até mais redondos, como Deus Sabe Quanto Amei, Assim Estava Escrito e o já citado Sede de Viver. Muitíssimo subestimado.
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Kirk Douglas Editorial for His 90th Birthday, Saturday, December 9th
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- My name is Kirk Douglas. You may know me. If you don't ... Google me. I was a movie star and I'm Michael Douglas's dad, Catherine Zeta-Jones' father-in-law, and the grandparents [sic] of their two children. Today I celebrate my 90th birthday.
I have a message to convey to America's young people. A 90th birthday is special. In my case, this birthday is not only special but miraculous. I survived World War II, a helicopter crash, a stroke, and two new knees.
It's a tradition that when a "birthday boy" stands over his cake he makes a silent wish for his life and then blows out the candles. I have followed that tradition for 89 years but on my 90th birthday, I have decided to rebel. Instead of making a silent wish for myself, I want to make a LOUD wish for THE WORLD.
Let's face it: THE WORLD IS IN A MESS and you are inheriting it. Generation Y, you are on the cusp. You are the group facing many problems: abject poverty, global warming, genocide, AIDS, and suicide bombers to name a few. These problems exist, and the world is silent. We have done very little to solve these problems. Now, we leave it to you. You have to fix it because the situation is intolerable.
You need to rebel, to speak up, write, vote, and care about people and the world you live in. We live in the best country in the world. I know. My parents were Russian immigrants. America is a country where EVERYONE, regardless of race, creed, or age has a chance. I had that chance. You are the generation that is most impacted and the generation that can make a difference.
I love this country because I came from a life of poverty. I was able to work my way through college and go into acting, the field that I love. There is no guarantee in this country that you will be successful. But you always have a chance. Nothing should interfere with it. You have to make sure that nothing stands in the way.
When I blow out my candles -- 90! ... it will take a long time ... but I'll be thinking of you.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- My name is Kirk Douglas. You may know me. If you don't ... Google me. I was a movie star and I'm Michael Douglas's dad, Catherine Zeta-Jones' father-in-law, and the grandparents [sic] of their two children. Today I celebrate my 90th birthday.
I have a message to convey to America's young people. A 90th birthday is special. In my case, this birthday is not only special but miraculous. I survived World War II, a helicopter crash, a stroke, and two new knees.
It's a tradition that when a "birthday boy" stands over his cake he makes a silent wish for his life and then blows out the candles. I have followed that tradition for 89 years but on my 90th birthday, I have decided to rebel. Instead of making a silent wish for myself, I want to make a LOUD wish for THE WORLD.
Let's face it: THE WORLD IS IN A MESS and you are inheriting it. Generation Y, you are on the cusp. You are the group facing many problems: abject poverty, global warming, genocide, AIDS, and suicide bombers to name a few. These problems exist, and the world is silent. We have done very little to solve these problems. Now, we leave it to you. You have to fix it because the situation is intolerable.
You need to rebel, to speak up, write, vote, and care about people and the world you live in. We live in the best country in the world. I know. My parents were Russian immigrants. America is a country where EVERYONE, regardless of race, creed, or age has a chance. I had that chance. You are the generation that is most impacted and the generation that can make a difference.
I love this country because I came from a life of poverty. I was able to work my way through college and go into acting, the field that I love. There is no guarantee in this country that you will be successful. But you always have a chance. Nothing should interfere with it. You have to make sure that nothing stands in the way.
When I blow out my candles -- 90! ... it will take a long time ... but I'll be thinking of you.
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2 comentários:
saymon! li seu texto de novo e veja só, dorrit harazim, ex-veja, é uma das editoras da piauí \o/
ela é a segunda maior fã do alex popov de que se tem notícia... só faltava se rasgar por ele na cobertura das olimpíadas...
ela escreveu algumas de suas melhores linhas falando sobre o muso
Caramba, acho que você é tão fã que deve ter um arquivo confidencial de colegas admiradoras de Popov. Aliás, imagino que essas provas de natação, curtinhas como são, devem estar todas no youtube. Você ainda está por dentro dos rankings das raias?
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