This picture of a young-ish Roland Barthes is unique for several reasons:
1. the robe
2. the MUSTACHE (nascent, faint, strange)
3. the grin
…all of which are absent from mostotherphotos I've seen of him.
It's almost startling how different he looks here. The robe and the mustache add a sort of debonair douchiness that made me laugh at first sight. It's like looking at a friend's childhood photograph – the person you know is there, somewhere, hidden underneath youth and now-awkward fashion choices. Luckily for this photo, there's also the grin. It's a pretty great grin: easygoing, verging on cheek. He seems to have outgrown it, like the robe and mustache, in later photographs. Look at his dust jackets now and looking back are portraits of a serious elder whose thin-lipped smiles never show any teeth.
S'all right, though. We can't all be Foucault. (And that's a good thing!)
I liked the photographer's caption: "Too beautiful and too delicate to feel want to cry." But I wouldn't hesitate to eat these at all. They look delicious!
Still a sucker for cultural fusion of the "East meets West" variety, cliché as it can seem n' sound. Little musical morsels (with accompanying videos!) that stir-fry traditional influences into modern style. Oh, sap!
One of the visually interesting things about 1776 is how much acting occurs in the background during the ensemble scenes. My favorite moment comes from the scene where the 2nd Continental Congress votes to debate on Virginia's resolution of independence. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia runs around the room, yelling in joy. He passes by the Connecticut delegation's table and grips Roger Sherman's arms in excitement. However, while over-the-top delight is Lee's trademark in the film, he by no means holds a monopoly on it:
No, the king of joy is this unnamed delegate from Connecticut, throwing his hands (and papers!) in the air like he just don't care.
If only we could all be so thrilled!
ETA: After some sleuthing, have determined this enthusiastic character is Oliver Wolcott, as portrayed by character actor Peter Forster. Keep an eye out for Oliver during the Adams and Dickinson fight scene – he's the one with one foot on top of the Connecticut table, slapping papers against his palm in excitement.
