Comments on: What happened to Pippa at the Toronto Film Festival http://rebecca-miller.com/films/what-happened-to-pippa-at-the-toronto-film-festival/ writer & filmmaker Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:20:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Regina McBride http://rebecca-miller.com/films/what-happened-to-pippa-at-the-toronto-film-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Regina McBride Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:01:46 +0000 http://rebecca-miller.com/?p=264#comment-558 Dear Rebecca Miller- Last night I watched The Ballad of Jack and Rose. It haunted and devastated me. All night I awakened with the tension of the story in me. The characters were so real and so deeply moving. I was shocked when I looked at critical response on the internet and saw that some of it was lukewarm, and some of it outright negative. To me, images that some called "heavily symbolic" in places, felt deeply organic. It is (I am sure) the very difficult material you are brave enough to take on, that people just don't know what to do with in themselves. One of my novels (The Nature of Water and Air) which takes place in Ireland, also explores this difficult subject matter of non-abusive incest. Gabriel Byrne optioned it for a film, and he and I worked on the screenplay for over a year. Ultimately, he admitted to me that he was too afraid of the incestuous relationship to do the film. He was afraid he'd never work again. Any negative response to The Ballad of Jack and Rose, I am certain, comes mostly out of fear. It is an absolutely beautiful, powerful film and I deeply admire you for making it. Yours, Regina McBride Dear Rebecca Miller-
Last night I watched The Ballad of Jack and Rose. It haunted and devastated me. All night I awakened with the tension of the story in me. The characters were so real and so deeply moving. I was shocked when I looked at critical response on the internet and saw that some of it was lukewarm, and some of it outright negative. To me, images that some called “heavily symbolic” in places, felt deeply organic. It is (I am sure) the very difficult material you are brave enough to take on, that people just don’t know what to do with in themselves.

One of my novels (The Nature of Water and Air) which takes place in Ireland, also explores this difficult subject matter of non-abusive incest. Gabriel Byrne optioned it for a film, and he and I worked on the screenplay for over a year. Ultimately, he admitted to me that he was too afraid of the incestuous relationship to do the film. He was afraid he’d never work again. Any negative response to The Ballad of Jack and Rose, I am certain, comes mostly out of fear.

It is an absolutely beautiful, powerful film and I deeply admire you for making it.

Yours,
Regina McBride

]]> By: jijim fouratt http://rebecca-miller.com/films/what-happened-to-pippa-at-the-toronto-film-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-322 jijim fouratt Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:35:52 +0000 http://rebecca-miller.com/?p=264#comment-322 Just came from a sag screening in NYC .. So deeply moved by your emotionally authentic Private Lives of Pippa Lee .. the totality of the human experience textured with humor, sadness and just plain craziness seduced me completely. Cast were to an actor and to a character pitch perfect . and thank you for giving Winona a role to show why she is one of our best actresses and giving Lola a scene she makes indelible... beautiful multi-layer script, visual resonance that humanizes Greek sized vivid creatures . and the perfect tone and resonance of the score and music including Lucinda over the role .. thanks jim fouratt 227 Waverly Place NYC Just came from a sag screening in NYC .. So deeply moved by your emotionally authentic Private Lives of Pippa Lee .. the totality of the human experience textured with humor, sadness and just plain craziness seduced me completely.

Cast were to an actor and to a character pitch perfect . and thank you for giving Winona a role to show why she is one of our best actresses and giving Lola a scene she makes indelible… beautiful multi-layer script, visual resonance that humanizes Greek sized vivid creatures . and the perfect tone and resonance of the score and music including Lucinda over the role ..

thanks

jim fouratt
227 Waverly Place
NYC

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