tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18369530.post6180713477081834687..comments2023-06-29T13:25:30.567+02:00Comments on The Editrix' Roncesvalles: WhodunitThe_Editrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529769143608862966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18369530.post-79700069883900430612010-12-15T17:07:33.779+01:002010-12-15T17:07:33.779+01:00Yes, that was my point. There seems to be a *type*...Yes, that was my point. There seems to be a *type*.<br /><br />If you haven't already, read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Lieutenant-M-Fagyas/dp/0399102086" rel="nofollow">this</a>. I consider it one of the best books I have ever read. The <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085836/combined" rel="nofollow">TV film</a> wasn't bad either, mainly due to the brilliant performances of Helmut Griem and the peerless Ian Charleson, but, no wonder, it couldn't touch the book.The_Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529769143608862966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18369530.post-86995130295175511212010-12-15T11:10:07.949+01:002010-12-15T11:10:07.949+01:00A recent movie made a hero and a martyr out of him...A recent movie made a hero and a martyr out of him - as you might expect. Mind you, the Austrian Army was half absurdity and half tyranny. It consistently lost wars because it insisted on being the support of a backward and parasitic aristocracy rather than a career open to talents. But Riedl does seem to belong to a type.F.P.Barbierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758644014524735007noreply@blogger.com