[Andrew Frisardi]

Janet,

That's fascinating about the link between the Allen film and D'Annunzio's novel. I love Match Point, have seen it three times, and agree it is very Euro. But then, Allen is anyway, methinks. He's the European existentialist who grew up under a roller coaster on Coney Island. I know D'Annunzio's poetry but not his novels. He was quite the prolific little swaggerer, and certainly very talented. I like his poetry.

I feel terribly ignorant for not knowing Malaparte. I'll have to read him at some point.

Thanks for the interesting post.

Andrew