@JaguarPirate to continue from other thread, I have seen Force Majeur. I wasnt too bowled over by it (it was about half an hour too long) which may be why I am.a bit kinder on Downhill then others seem to be.
This Pitch Perfect prequel sees the franchise take a whole new direction. Seriously though, it’s great! Worth it for the bonfire scene and the final scene alone.
Husbands and Wives
Another film that makes me glad I’m not married. Really vicious, Judy Davis is especially good.
One of the best films of the 90s, one of the best adaptations of a great novel (how they distill such a sprawling book is amazing), just brilliant all round. Though seeing James Cromwell in it when at the time you only know him from Babe is a bit of a shock to the system.
Watched Cold War the other day… It looked nice and I enjoyed the bit at the beginning where they are going around recording polish folk songs but… not really into overall, seemed a bit bland, guess I found the central romance uninteresting and I was quite bored after awhile. Oh well
Thought portrait… Was really good. Told at that wonderful simmering tense pace where very little plot happens and 2 hours fly by. The 2 central performances were excellent, especially heloise.
I think this was my view on Force Majeure. Can’t be arsed with Downhill, looks weirdly out of step considering there’s (hopefully) going to be a greater mainstreaming of foreign language cinema.
I really liked one of that director’s other films though – Involuntary, I think. It was kinda directionless maybe: a bunch of vignettes, often w very lingering shots - but I really enjoyed watching it
It is. The biggest shock I ever got from someone like that, though, was Michael Palin as a state torturer in Brazil. He’s a really convincing villain and I don’t think it’s not all down to playing against type.