I've now seen some parts of the film twice, and missed a few spots altogether, and I think it's fascinating. And yes, the music was terrific.

I thought the commentary at the end of part two was particularly interesting. Unfortunately I'm not sure who the commentator was -- Norman Mailer, maybe? Anyhow he was talking about how, in all his criticisms of the human race, Twain always included himself; it was always "we are fools," not "you are a fool." This is very hard to do without weakening your argument, but Twain was a master at it.

When I was in college, I took a course in American novels, of which I remember virtually nothing except what a treat it was to read Twain for homework! We read Huck Finn, of course (which I had read before), several short pieces, The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg (the only Twain I don't particularly care for), and Pudd'nhead Wilson, which I really liked. As I recall it involves an early application of fingerprint technology, and it's full of pithy sayings. Guess I'll have to read it again!

Cheers, Nancy