Reviews by fernando

(YT) The episode of the bell, has no waste, not even a minute. Is the sum of it all, the artist triumph over uncertainty and social background. The chonicle, episodic, hollistic camera movements with person ans horses (they act what actors can't, with the exception of the fools, the woman and the man) are the respiration of the film...

(OK) Nice little play well dramatized, perfect distribution and contrast of characters. The scene of Leighton and vicar pop Richardson in the stair is pure cinema. Celia is miscast by age, but Gregson markes believable thier affair...

(YT) Unique Hitchcock, more romantic than suspensefull, more character than action but delicate details as Bergman having an improvised mirror in the windoy shadowed by Wilding, good british support (Leighton, Cecil Parker)...

(OK) In the way to "Good news", the peak of college (well, here's a military academiy to cope woth war effort) with a film star by herself as bonus: Lucillle Ball. Buzzell keeps everything warm and manages (he directed Marx Brosthers¡) tie comic stuff...

(OK) The best Taviani. Marcello in more and lessthan a traitor, is an 'unconformist' a man unease with status quo and neif revolution. He is midway in all, in his class and in ther party, and even in the suicide/crime for love, for money, for being bored?, of his friend Lionello. There are not his treasons but the illusion and command of the group that dominetes him. Wonderful character Vani Peste...

(OK) Anything by LeRoy has some energy and clearness, even if with some confused characters as Norma Shearer. Nazimova and Veidt and even Philip Dorn (Bressart character is too humble) puts the complexity Taylor does not have...

(OK) Just because Tarantine chose it to illustrate the fabulous 'dayfilmdreaming' sequence of Sharon Tate's inspired character in "Once upon a time in Hollywood". In effect, her fight with Nancy Kwan is one of the most stupif and funny moments. Director Phil Karlson doesn't amuse with this material as Gordon Dpuglas with Flint or Tony Rome.

(OK) Great, everything big pacifist oriented in films as "1917" is already here. The travellings from the trenches, that running view as that from rats or mice (there are sequences with rats also) are so elocuent, not just a technical achievement. And feelings, passion, between friends and generartion, scenes un the hospital, Tom coming from the 'dying room', the boots of the dead; and first of all remember that all the passion began in a classroom.

(YT) Fine Asquith, nos hiding or being affected by the stagey original. Just amusing with great actors. Redgrave connects them all, but Evans is the best of all, claiming every phrase, even dominating Rutherford.

(OK) Minor and long Hitch. Two greta episodes: the killing in the sea of umbrellas followed by the mill (Cameron Menzies in the set design) ant the final great airplane crash...