Coins in the Fountain 2 and a half stars by Hal Ericson of Allmovie. Coins in the Fountain Coins in the Fountain is a television film which was released on September 28, 1990. The film is based on the novel "Coins in the Fountain" by John H. Secondari, which was previously filmed in 1954 as "Three Coins in the Fountain". It was directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Lindsay Harrison. Filming took place in Rome and other parts of Italy during the summer of 1990. In the summer of 1990 in Los Angeles Leah (Loni Anderson) has just been named as the West
Fountain (Duchamp) Varèse), who contributed an essay to "The Blind Man" discussing "Fountain", and whose address is partially discernible on the paper entry ticket in the Stieglitz photograph. However, the fact that Duchamp wrote 'sent' not 'made', does not indicate that someone else created the work. Furthermore, there is no documentary or testimonial evidence that suggests von Freytag created "Fountain". Shortly after its initial exhibition, "Fountain" was lost. According to Duchamp biographer Calvin Tomkins, the best guess is that it was thrown out as rubbish by Stieglitz, a common fate of Duchamp's early readymades. The reaction engendered by "Fountain" continued for weeks