La gloire de mon Père / My Father's Glory (France, 1990)
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let us just say that it is a movie that I believe would particularly benefit from a 4K/Ultra-HD restoration.įaced with the task of selecting my ten favourite films of all time, my current choice would be (in alphabetical order, not order of preference):īarnens ö / Children's Island (Sweden, 1980)Ĭhuzhaya Belaya I Ryaboi / The Stray White and the Speckled (USSR, 1986)ĭva Fyodora / The Two Fyodors (USSR, 1958) Where a film has multiple countries of production, I have just listed it under the country that seems most natural.Īn asterisk (*) after a title indicates that this would be my favourite movie from that country, if I am forced to make a choice.Ī cross (†) after a title indicates.
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(I have also included selected TV series.) Well, here is a personal list of my favourite movies, organised by country of production. There has been some discussion here of movies that have a particular appeal to devotees of boy actors. However, when you inevitably arrive safely on the other side, you will know the drastic differences in what it means to be fortunate.Posted by diogenes on 2021-May-7 09:41:50, Friday You will also get to spend time in dark places you may not be accustomed to.
If you can stomach this true story, then you will be treated to a frankness that is not common in American cinema. Kalin has not only crafted an engaging film but also a bizarre experience. They complete the trio and it is a delight to watch them play off of each other, albeit a disturbing delight. Both Dillane (who is practically unrecognizable) and Redmayne (who could so easily be related to Moore in reality with his pale, freckled skin) do more than simply hold their own. Her performance is so delicately balanced between calculated control and callous chaos that one never knows which way she'll turn and one is always shocked to find out. Moore is flippant one moment and affected the next. Besides, when all the debauchery becomes too much to handle, one can always look to Moore and bask in her brilliance. Kalin is mindful of his audience's likely discomfort but also never afraid to show that audience the dirty details. This is a family that shares baths, beds and lovers. Make no mistake, when I say that the Baekeland's ruin each other and bring about all of their own misfortune, I am not speaking lightly. This makes it all the more deplorable when Tony abandons reason to embrace his family heritage. All the while though, he centers his attention on Tony so that we never forget who the real victim is. First time feature filmmaker and brave soul, Tom Kalin, tells their revolting yet tragic story in a manner that neither glorifies nor condemns their demented ways.
And like the entirely selfish parents they are, they teach their young son, Tony, everything they know. With no real drama to occupy their time, the Baekeland's must create their own and they become experts in the craft. Barbara, a former model and almost famous actress, married into the fortune and it suited her just fine to do nothing but be seen. His father was the inventor of Bakelite, a popular plastic. And even though, as the years pass on, the friends, acquaintances and passersby will have run far away, the Baekeland's still have us. Rich beyond their own comprehension, the Baekeland's exude an air of arrogance and thrive on the act of acting. Together, Barbara, Brooks (Stephen Dillane) and Tony (Barney Clark as a boy, Eddie Redmayne as an adult), exist in a tiny bubble where they can be seen by and perform for the rest of the world but ultimately exist solely for each other. SAVAGE GRACE tells Barbara's story and that of her incalculable influence on the direction of her very tight family. When I was growing up, my mother could be a little over involved in my life but she's got nothing on Barbara Baekeland (Julianne Moore).
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