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Notes on “Summer Interlude”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A ballerina (Maj-Britt Nilsson), disappointed in love and aging out of dance, impulsively visits an island on which, as a teen, she spent a summer vacation. As she wanders, so does her mind; she remembers her … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Ingmar Bergman, Maj-Britt Nilsson, movies, Summer Interlude, Sweden
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Notes on “Enchanted April”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:The effectiveness of the 1991 “Enchanted April” is an upshot of its subtlety, its lightness of touch. Director Mike Newell resists making statements or following through on obvious setups. Even the screenplay’s twists seem less like engineered … Continue reading
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Tagged Enchanted April, Film, Josie Lawrence, Mike Newell, Miranda Richardson, movies
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Notes on “At Eternity’s Gate”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: It’s inevitable that Julian Schnabel’s movie about Van Gogh, “At Eternity’s Gate,” will be compared to Altman’s “Vincent and Theo.” Both pictures attempt to capture the ecstatically enervated aspects of Van Gogh’s art; they’re expressionistic takes … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Movies
Tagged At Eternity's Gate, Film, Julian Schnabel, movies, painting, vincent van gogh, Willem Dafoe
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Notes on “C.H.U.D.”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: It stands for cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers. Released in 1984, “C.H.U.D.” is a late-in-cycle New-York-in-the-’70s movie that in some ways reminds me of Tim Burton’s “Batman,” itself an end-of-cycle New-York-in-the-’70s movie. Certain scenes, like the opening, … Continue reading
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Tagged C.H.U.D., Douglas Cheek, Film, horror, movies, New York City, Parnell Hall
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Notes on “Atlantic City”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Like “Nashville,” the 1980 “Atlantic City” is an essayistic treatment of a city. But it’s not brash and satirical like “Nasvhille”; it’s glancing and melancholy-romantic — a loser’s lament. It’s to director Louis Malle’s and writer … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers
Tagged Atlantic City, Burt Lancaster, Film, John Guare, Louis Malle, movies, New Jersey, susan sarandon
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Notes on “Redoubtable”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Redoubtable” is a demystification of Jean-Luc Godard and a dramatization of his turn to radical politics. Director Michel Hazanavicius lacks the ferocity and lightning wit of the artist he’s spoofing, but his somewhat plodding covers of … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, France, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Garrel, Michel Hazanavicius, movies, Stacy Martin
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Notes on “Lifeguard”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1976 “Lifeguard” plays like a major-studio version of a CIP quickie. Its pleasures are CIP pleasures: unthought-out scenes of everyday people doing everyday things set against a backdrop that’s the more titillating for its relatability, … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Daniel Petrie, Film, Kathleen Quinlan, lifeguard, movies, Parker Stevenson, Sam Elliott
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Notes on “War and Peace”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I spent much of the 431-minute running time of Sergei Bondarchuk’s 1966 “War and Peace” wondering if spectacle, in and of itself, can be considered a kind of art. “War and Peace” doesn’t work as drama, … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Leo Tolstoy, Ludmila Savelyeva, movies, Russia, Sergie Bondarchuk, War and Peace
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Notes on “Robinson Crusoe”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Luis Buñuel’s 1954 “Robinson Crusoe” may be my favorite movie adaptation of a great novel. Buñuel’s dry, elliptical handling of the material highlights its fabulous qualities without kicking it into the realm of fantasy. (Buñuel is … Continue reading
Notes on “Over the Edge”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Over the Edge” is an example of a movie whose exploitation emphasis neutralizes its social message and clears the way for something approaching honesty. Director Jonathan Kaplan is often able to present its kids with a … Continue reading
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