MisterCairo
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I took the girls to see the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film. Good fun, and we stayed for the teaser scene at the end...
Yes brilliant, something we youngsters(at the time) knew little or nothing about."The Battle of Algiers" is one amazing movie... tough to watch but amazing still.
Worf
The Red Shoes. An old film based around the world of Ballet. Excellent, if like me you admire Ballet.
I've tried more than once to read the novel and failed. The same author's The Robe is quite readable if you like Roman history. Not sure about this one."Magnificent Obsession" 1954 with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman
- If the word melodrama hadn't already been created, they'd have needed to create it to describe this movie
- The melodramatic (there's no other word) story of the arrogant playboy / lovely woman who becomes victim of playboy and loses her sight followed by playboy reforming / going back to medical school / operating on lovely woman - who have now fallen in love - and getting her sight back is really, really hard to take (and I left out a few additional schmaltzy twists and turns)
Doubt I'll ever watch it again, but glad I saw it once.
- Okay, that ⇧ is the painful part - and it is painful - but there are still a few things here playing on in the background that - while they don't quite save the movie - at minimum, keep you engaged at times
- There's a deep Christian / Christ theme wrapped in a spiritual circle of life and giving philosophy that is enjoyable to see as, IMHO, Hollywood would never put that in a mainstream release anymore (and, for the record, I'm agnostic and have never practiced religion, but respect Western Civilization's Judeo-Christian roots and appreciate the respect it used to receive in our culture)
- Hudson's acting is good (still a bit cardboard, but good for him) while Wyman brings all her acting prowess to bear to hold together the silliness of the plot
- Some great mid-'50s "time travel" cars, clothes, architecture, airplanes and boats all in "equal to the melodrama" Technicolor. I'm not a big fan of Technicolor, but this over-the-top movie cries out for its exaggerated brightness
I've tried more than once to read the novel and failed. The same author's The Robe is quite readable if you like Roman history. Not sure about this one.
Oh, and in looking Lloyd C. Douglas up on IMDb, it turns out there was a 1935 version of this movie w/ Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor! That novel is older than I thought!
"Frantz" - An interesting tale of love, loss, pain and regret set against post WW1 France and Germany. A young woman who lost her fiancé in the war is surprised find a Frenchman laying flowers at his grave, and the story takes off from there. Well made with great acting and lovers of the between the war period will adore the film. I was amazed at how the film, primarily shot in glorious B&W subtly shifts in to color from time to time. This is done so skillfully it had to be pointed out to me. I recommend it.
Worf
PS and a tip of the hat to Liz and FF for their earlier recommendation.