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The Medusa Touch
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25-09-2014, 12:04 AM
Classic British horror film:

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.”
― Leo Tolstoy,
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25-09-2014, 01:20 AM
Never seen it, sounds interesting. Here's the cover art from the novel:

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25-09-2014, 09:19 PM
It was produced by Arnon Milchan (yes, this Arnon Milchan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnon_Milchan) and is memorable mostly for the scene featured above, as well as a courtroom scene featuring the kind of dialogue you would be unlikely to come across nowadays:

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.”
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25-09-2014, 10:49 PM
Sorry, couldn't resist. The People v The President of San Marcos (Fielding Mellish)

The moral of the tale? Never use the word "thighs" in mixed company.

[video=youtube_share;8a3mk9sp0oE]http://youtu.be/8a3mk9sp0oE[/video]
"There are three sorts of conspiracy: by the people who complain, by the people who write, by the people who take action. There is nothing to fear from the first group, the two others are more dangerous; but the police have to be part of all three,"

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26-09-2014, 12:59 AM
Paul Rigby Wrote:Sorry, couldn't resist. The People v The President of San Marcos (Fielding Mellish)

The moral of the tale? Never use the word "thighs" in mixed company.

[video=youtube_share;8a3mk9sp0oE]http://youtu.be/8a3mk9sp0oE[/video]
:Laugh: Thanks Paul! I needed that today. I think our court rooms will be closely resembling that now they brought in the new national security legislation yesterday criminalizing practically everything and allowing torture in Australia. ::willynilly::
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx

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“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.
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