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No Edith Wharton?

posted 11 years ago by fdsafdsafd
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Wonder why ,she ran in the same circles.

[–] Shimmer_Me_Timbers 11 years ago

Maybe she's not well-known enough. I mean people who haven't even read Hemmingway and the Fitzgeralds have at least heard the name.

[–] flask 11 years ago

Alongside Wharton, James Joyce seems to be another oddly missing figure.

[–] torquemama2002 10 years ago

She would have been older and wiser, and a welcome sight in the film!

The New York Rangers suck. And Sidney Crosby is a cry baby!

[–] pacwarbuff 10 years ago

I don't think their presence was really missed and besides that, the film already gets enough stick from its detractors with the luminaries Allen included. In that regard, MiP just can't seem to get a break.

[–] agracier-574-436194 10 years ago

I guess there were simply too many other famous writers and artists that could have been included in the movie: Maurice Chevalier, Mistinguette, Brassai, Andre Kertesz, Picabia, Foujita and so on and on ... just far too many.

[–] bcstoneb444 10 years ago

I was disappointed Sylvia Beach didn't make an appearance. A scene in her bookstore would have been primo.

[–] alejandrodeleon559 9 years ago

I'm more surprised Ezra Pound didn't make it into the film. But I'm super happy Cole Porter made an appearance.