The Unbearable Lightness of Seeing: Linklater Pays Homage to a Broken Hart
Lorenz Hart was a lonely hunter. If you believe you haven’t heard of him, you’ve definitely heard lyrics he wrote for some iconic songs from when he was part of the Broadway songwriting team, Rodgers and Hart. Director Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon is so named for what stands as his most successful hit, even if the film asserts he had a contentious relationship with its popularity. Reuniting with his Me and Orson Welles (2008) scribe Robert Kaplow, Linklater recreates one consequential evening in the last year of Hart’s life—a night which cements his descent into being a has-been.… Read the rest
