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delalluvia:
Saw Marie Antoinette.
I liked Sofia Coppola's 'Lost in Translation', but though Marie is lushly filmed and the costumes are gorgeous, the settings magnificent (you can't go wrong with Versailles), you can see she was going for something similar with Marie, but didn't pull it off.
The period was too fraught with history, politics and change, the court at Versailles rife with intrique and cabals...and all of that is ignored.
The few modern soundtrack pieces did nothing for the story which was extremely spare in dialogue. It was meant to be a character study, I think, but it failed. You get next to nothing on her character, no history, no politics, it's not a dialogue/plot driven movie. The whole movie was like gorgeous postcard shots of Marie's life.
I think Coppola meant to point out how isolating and boredom-inducing being a dauphine was, but Coppola touched so little on Marie's character that you didn't much care that she was bored. She seemed to fill her time amply enough without any deep thoughts about it being any other way.
Several people walked out before the end.
I didn't pay full price and I'm glad I didn't.
ednbarby:
You know, I debated about seeing this one. Then I saw it go to just night-time screenings after being open for only a few weeks, and I knew that was the kiss of death. I like Kirsten and Sofia, but I've never been too wild about purposely (or otherwise) anachronistic things. Titanic, anyone? :P
Thanks for the review, Del. I'll gladly pass.
Again, I really must urge everyone to go see Stranger Than Fiction. Especially given we're such a literate crowd. Here's a link to a review that aptly describes exactly why it's so appealing to literature buffs like us:
http://www.pajiba.com/stranger-than-fiction.htm
delalluvia:
OK, just got home from a free screening of The Fountain with Hugh Jackman.
Pluses - beautiful cinematography, imaginative camera angles, intriguingly crafted tale, the camera loves the two acting leads (Hugh Jackman has his contractual obligatory shirtless scene which is always a plus), deeply emotional story
Minuses - deeply emotional story. It's heartwrenchingly depressing. I'm sure there is supposed to be a positive note to the movie somewhere, but the anguish of the characters completely buries it. You will spend much of the movie in tears.
Hint - the advertising for the movie is misleading. It's not what you think.
Front-Ranger:
I'd like to see Hugh in The Boy from Oz or Oklahoma, but I guess I never will.
Has anybody seen Casino Royale yet? I'd like to know what Brokies think of this newest Bond film.
dot-matrix:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 17, 2006, 12:27:40 am ---I'd like to see Hugh in The Boy from Oz or Oklahoma, but I guess I never will.
Has anybody seen Casino Royale yet? I'd like to know what Brokies think of this newest Bond film.
--- End quote ---
His London stage production of Oklahoma for Trevor Nunn is on DVD Front Ranger and it is magnificient! Unfortunately Boy from Oz is noton DVD, I keep watching for it though with my fingers crossed :D So far no luck. Since it was such a limited run and only he played it you'd thing by now they would have a DVD out. Hmmmmm unless of course Hugh plans to reprise the role in a revival of Boy from Oz...
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