Pros: Intense period atmosphere, strong performances, profound issues Cons: Too much voiceover narrative, obtuse theme, and weak structure as a mystery
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. Helen Keller The 1997 Academy Award winner in ...
Pros: great character development, after all it's all about character, cinematography is excellent, photography is excellent Cons: can be slow to some people, I hope there's no dubbed version
This is an interesting story about an ambitious young man's rise in society and the complications to achieving his goals. Based on a novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk, this movie brings the viewer to the 1920's Netherlands.
Occassionally, there's a film that deserves the Best Picture Oscar and it actually gets nominated and wins. I suppose I feel lucky: American Beauty was a recent Best Picture that deserved to win. It seems, however, that the Best Foerign Film tends...
Pros: Darkly somber and fascinating. Intense. Terrific cinematography and editing. Cons: None
CHARACTER: (Dutch, with English subtitles): Thriller. The 1998 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film, "Character" is a darkly somber, but fascinating film about a young man’s (Fedja van Huet as Katadreuffe) unrequited relationship with his...
Pros: riveting, compelling and very well done Cons: none, although this is very serious fare
This was an unusual find on my local library shelf, which is crammed with a pretty dismal offering. This novel-like film, episodic in nature, and almost monochromatic in color and mood, is a tale of Dickensian familial revenge. The two terrific...
After killing his father, a rich man's illegitimate son recalls the painful events that spurred him. Oscar for best foreign film.More at HotMovieSale.com
Dreverhaven is dead. The city s most feared bailiff, the curse of the poor, the agent of law without compassion-discovered with a knife through his he...More at Buy.com
Based on the popular classic 1938 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk a drama about a timeless struggle between father and son - a struggle even the fa...More at Family Video
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