Talk:Bernard Natan

message: I'm moving the following text from the article because it wasn't sourced or wikiformatted. I'm sure it's factually correct but it needs to be worked into the article better.--Sus scrofa 02:59, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I replaced the old version of this text with a newer version, which includes the Bibliography. It's copied from User:Rossel-kirschen, which is now to be deleted. Placeholder account 04:56, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article has been completely rewritten to eliminate any possible copyright infringement.  Several French language sources were used, primarily to document Natan's involvement with Pathé. Very little on the history of Pathé has been published in English. Most English sources contain only broad description's of Natan's stewardship of Pathé. I was forced to use French-language sources because they were the most detailed and best-sourced. - Tim1965 (talk) 15:10, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewritten article; use of French-language sources 

message: I know that we have a policy of No Original Research, but when the article says Natan was "freed" in 1942 and then the very next sentence says that he was handed over to German occupiers and sent to Auschwitz... if that is freedom, I want none of it!  Despite whatever wording exists in the sources, we should not euphemize his transfer to Nazi authorities only to correct this in the next sentence. Not having read the sources, I wouldn't have a suggestion what to substitute here, unless I'm permitted to think outside of the NOR box. ClaudeReigns (talk) 15:43, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The End of NOR 

message: Is there a source for Natan being bisexual?  Could it be included? I see that he often participated is bisexual scenes for his movies, but that's just sex.  What about his personal life - did he have a boyfriend? Girlfriend? Lovers? -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 15:19, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *The source you cite (LIPS) is nothing more than a personal Web site, and the Web site admits that a respectable, peer-reviewed journal refused to publish those comments. This violates verifiable sources. Removing the content about Natan's adult film career or personal life would be inappropriate absent neutral, unbiased, verifiable sources. - Tim1965 (talk) 15:44, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: How about the book Pathé Natan, la véritable histoire, Pilote 24 Editions, 2004, by André Rossel-Kirschen ? The author is the source for the basis facts in the WP page. His book contradicts Slade's affirmations.It is a verifiable and respectable source, but less taken into account than the poor research made by Slade. --Surréalatino (talk) 09:12, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: *Neither you nor I can really say whether Slade's work is "poor research."  It's not for us to judge, because that would constitute original research. My French is so very poor, I can't tell if the book was self-published via a service or if this is a regular publisher.  (Self-published works run afoul of Wikipedia's reliability standard.)  English Wikipedia usually requires English-language sources, but non-English-language sources are appropriate under the guideline.  I would suggest adding a new section (to highlight the importance of the dispute over Natan's sexuality), and then laying out Rossel-Kirschen's arguments against bisexuality or homosexuality.  I would try to avoid writing the section so that one viewpoint is favored over another (we can't judge that as contributors; that would be original research, and besides there's no academic consensus yet about his sexuality), but rather to point the dispute.  A good (but not great) way of handling this can be seen in the article :Secret Gospel of Mark (there is intense dispute over the authenticity of the text). - Tim1965 (talk) 16:49, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think Rossel-Kirschen argue about Natan's sexual life, he's more likely to criticize the so-called proofs of his involvement in porn industry, not for moral reasons but for lack of evidence. I agree with your suggestion. Thanks for this. --Surréalatino (talk) 23:20, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: *Lay out Rossel-Kirschen's arguments, and provide in-line citations. And thanks very much for helping to improve the article! - Tim1965 (talk) 01:30, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sexuality? 

message: A couple of editors have been editing the article back and forth a couple of times about whether or not Natan was in the adult film business. I urge you to not edit war in the article but work it out on the talk page instead.--Sus scrofa (talk) 15:17, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Dispute about adult film career

message: Once more, there is dispute about Natan's involvement in adult film. See the above discussions.  Removing cited content is not appropriate.  Engaging in original research is not appropriate.  Adding the LIPS site (a personal Web site) as a verifiable published source is not appropriate. - Tim1965 (talk) 13:57, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: "Adding the LIPS site (a personal Web site) as a verifiable published source is not appropriate." Well, so you should remove all the references to this website in the article. It is one of the main source for this biography. And it refutes the claims of a bisexual pornographer. Apparently, you want to stick to this legend, against all evidence. Surréalatino (talk) 20:57, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: *WP:CITE notes that certain otherwise unreliable Web sites can be used to establish noncontroversial facts.  That was done.  However, if you agree with me that the LIPS site is a personal blog and thus not reliable, please remove those citations. I have no objection to that, although it would be great to see what other users think. - Tim1965 (talk) 22:20, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't agree with you, as the LIPS site is absolutely not a blog. It is the official website of a historical organization, which is composed of the heirs of many French directors. How can you be so wrong? How can you say that it is a personal website in the first place? Surréalatino (talk) 08:09, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Dispute about adult film career - again

message: Since his adult film career is in dispute and his mainstream film career isn't, I've moved the adult section below it. It's just not good practice to lead an article with information that is in such dispute.
There is a new Irish funded biographical documentary called Natan which is an in depth look at his life. His family and extended family feature in the film and were in Ireland for the screening at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. On the back of this I have added in the information about his wife and children. They do exist, there's no reason to dispute this.
Below I've include some external links here to prove the film exists and its subject matter. I saw it on Friday 15th Feb but cannot recall full details so I'm not inclined to write up vague recollections and try to pass them off as fact. If I get a copy of it I'll come back and fill out the article with any new information.
* Natan on IMDb
* Information on the film from the Irish Film Institute
* Listing and synopsis of the film from the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
* A picture of Natan's grandchildren, taken by the film's editor
Lochaber (talk) 02:26, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Adult film career and personal life

message: Given the gigantic contribution of Natan to cinema, this page is incredibly short and incomplete. Shouldn't Natan's filmography for instance be included in the article? Especially given he produced and/or directed some of the most iconic French movies of the era, such as Les Croix de Bois? The French page does have a work-in-progress filmographie section but it's far from complete. This source could be used for reference: http://www.lips.org/bio_natan.html
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thread_title:  Filmography 

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