LETTERS

I find it interesting that Kenneth Turan -- purposely, I’m sure -- paraphrased a quote from the Bible to describe the bloodthirsty mood at Cannes [“Prizes Peer Into the Dark,” May 25]. The judges, he said, had a “thirst for darkness over light.”

What would have been more interesting is if he had completed the quote: “Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” This seems as good an explanation as any for the current run on sick, nasty entertainment.

Sylvia Alloway

Granada Hills