Wednesday, June 30, 2004

A DVD review from The Movie Snob:

Sabrina (1954) (B). I've never seen the 90's remake with Harrison Ford and Julie Ormond, so I went into the original without any preconceptions. It was an enjoyable little movie. The Larrabees have more money than God, and they own a huge estate complete with servants, swimming pools, tennis courts, etc. Old Mr. Larrabee has pretty well turned the operation of his companies over to his very serious and successful older son, played by Humphrey Bogart. Meanwhile, his younger son, played by William Holden, is a good-for-nothing playboy. Sabrina, played by Audrey Hepburn, is the chauffeur's daughter, and we learn quickly that she has been in love with the younger son her whole life, but he doesn't know she's alive. Then she goes away to Paris for two years, comes back a beautiful and sophisticated young woman, and young Larrabee is suddenly smitten with Sabrina -- even though he's only days from marrying a woman who comes from a very wealthy family of her own. What will happen? Nothing that will make modern feminists very happy, to be sure. Now I am very curious to see the remake, to see if and how they changed the less progressive elements of the story....

And a book review:

Alisdair MacIntyre, A Short History of Ethics: A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth Century. At only 269 pages, the book delivers on the title's promise. As a result, of course, it is hugely condensed, and it omits non-Western philosophy entirely. Although I enjoyed the writing, I have to say that a good portion of this book was over my head. Grappling with these issues will have to await a day when I have more leisure time and less golf to play.

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