tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787649.post108432197050552134..comments2024-01-30T09:28:02.292-05:00Comments on Netflix Fan: Period films--sad, but trueBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313539170413209311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787649.post-1084755906038286562004-05-16T21:05:00.000-04:002004-05-16T21:05:00.000-04:00He didn't cite any specific examples, but the comm...He didn't cite any specific examples, but the comment was made in the context of a chapter on art direction in the Silent Era. Auteurs like Griffith and Von Stroheim tried to attain authenticity, but there were others, like William Cameron Menzies, who "were anxious not to alienate the fans with a welter of period detail."Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313539170413209311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787649.post-1084718480538937712004-05-16T10:41:00.000-04:002004-05-16T10:41:00.000-04:00All movies modify history to suit the premise. De...All movies modify history to suit the premise. Details are always what suffer. That said, I'm curious are there particular examples this author is talking aobut?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com