Talk:Walden (1968 film)

Titles

Hinnk, are you able to quote the source for the alternative title? To me, it feels like we are repeating ourselves. If a source says "Diaries, Notes and Sketches (also known as Walden)", we don't need the last part because we are already calling it Walden first before mentioning the alternative title. Unless you're saying the "(also known as...)" is an official part of the title? Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 13:38, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

This mentions Diaries, Notes and Sketches in isolation. Same with this. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 15:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Yes, it was part of the original title. The text from the source is:

"Walden was originally titled Diaries, Notes & Sketches (also known as Walden). But now, since I have many other reels of diary material, there is a confusion - at least for the labs. When I was using the title Diaries, Notes & Sketches: Lost Lost Lost, they kept writing on the cans Diaries, Notes & Sketches and skipping the rest. I had no choice but to rethink the titles. All of my film diaries are Diaries, Notes & Sketches, but I now call the individual parts only by their specific names: Walden, Lost Lost Lost, In Between, Notes for Jerome, etc."

Diaries, Notes and Sketches without the subtitle is a common name for the film, but it's also used to refer to the series, or Mekas's diary films as a whole (like this anthology, for example). I think the best approach is to use the two full titles in the lede and add more background in the body. hinnk (talk) 10:32, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the answer! It makes for an odd presentation to see Walden repeat, that's all. Cheers! Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 11:36, 9 May 2024 (UTC)