What is the last movie you saw? and rate it.

[YesNo]

Quartet (1981): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082964/

The library put up a display of their Merchant-Ivory films and so I tried this one. It is based on Jean Rhys' novel. I enjoyed Isabelle Adiani's portrayal of Marya.

8/10

[MorpheusSandman]

Ma nuit chez Maud (1969) Directed by Eric Rohmer.

That's my favorite Rohmer film of those I've seen thus far, but I think it's better when seen in the context of his other "Six Moral Tales." As is typical with Rohmer, complex and ambiguous moral situations are worked out with a great deal of detail, with plenty of interplay between the copious dialogue and camera.

[Snowqueen]

I watched Adventures of Tintin with my young cousins who are spending their weekend with us. This movie is directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson and we all enjoyed it. 8/10

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Best In Show via Christmas dvd from my brother in law.
A comical spoof on the dog show culture. 6/10

[YesNo]

Bombay Talkie (1970) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065484/

This is another Merchant Ivory movie that got me looking at recent Bollywood songs.

9/10

Included on the DVD was a documentary, Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls, 1973. Helen was the dancer in over 500 Bollywood movies. Although the commentary was confusing, it was a good portrayal of a remarkable dancer.

8/10

[qimissung]

Les Miserables. It. was. awesome. If you like the play, you will probably like the movie. I need to read the book again. I read an abridged version when I was in high school and loved it. Someday I'd like to read the whole thing. 10/10

A Beautiful Life. This has been tagged as a romance, but it is also a young woman's voyage of discovery about herself. 9/10

We Bought a Zoo. Adorable. A lovely movie. Is there anything Matt Damon can't do? He is quite good as a grief-sricken father who will do anything to see his children happy. 9/10

The Bourne Legacy. Meh. I liked it, but it's just an excuse to make another action movie. By which I mean the plot seemed rather recycled. 8/10

[MorpheusSandman]

Sabrina (1954; Billy Wilder) - 9/10

Effortless grace and charm with some biting wit, sarcasm, and cynicism as only Billy Wilder could do. It doesn't hurt that he had Audrey Hepburn and Bogart as leads.

The White Sheik (1952; Federico Fellini) - 6/10

Fellini's first film contains only glimpses of the greatness to come.

[Emil Miller]

Orphée written and directed by Jean Cocteau (1950)

This retelling of the story of Orpheus is very French in style and dress. It's an interesting view of the Greek myth and uses surrealism to great effect, although the happy earthly ending might be somewhat disconcerting for those who like their mythology undiluted.
Once again b/w photography triumphs where colour would have been a puerile distraction to a story that deals with the interplay of art, life and death. Definitely not for those who prefer watching the screen with the brain switched off.

8/10

[Emil Miller]

Umberto D. directed by Vitorrio De Sica (1952).

This early example of Italian neo-realism was said to be De Sica's favourite and although it's a rather sentimental
Chaplinesque story about an old man whose only companions are his dog and a young girl who works as a maid
in the apartment house where he lives, it holds the attention by the amazing acting that De Sica coaxes out of
complete amateurs.

7/10

[YesNo]

Hope Springs (2012) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535438/

Steve Carell is the shrink. Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones play the couple who need marriage counseling after 30 years of marriage of which the last five years are celibate.

This is a feel-good chick flick that could save you thousands of dollars in therapy if you see it with your partner since the solutions Carell offers are just plain obvious, but not to those caught as that couple was.

For the savings in therapy costs alone, I'd have to give this a 10/10.

[MorpheusSandman]

Delicatessen (1991; Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro) - 8.5/10

Quirky in that inimitable Jeunet/Caro way, which looks like what would happen if you tossed surrealism, the circus, cartoons, comics, pop art, Carne, Leone, and many other influences into the mix. The two bed squeaking scenes set to music are worth the runtime.

Orphée written and directed by Jean Cocteau (1950)

I always feel like I should like Cocteau more than I do given my love for surrealism, but his Beauty and the Beast is the only film of his I truly love. Orpheus was quite interesting, though.

Umberto D. directed by Vitorrio De Sica (1952).

This early example of Italian neo-realism...

7/10

Awww, that's probably my favorite neo-realist film after Rome: Open City. I gave it a 9/10. I usually don't like sentimental schmaltz; that one still got to me. FWIW, that was late, rather than early, neo-realism, which had already been around for almost a decade.

[Emil Miller]

FWIW, that was late, rather than early, neo-realism, which had already been around for almost a decade.

You are right, I was thinking of De Sica's long post-war career rather than concentrating on the movement as I should have done. Rome, Open City is one of the greatest films ever made and Anna Magnani's performance one of the greatest also.

[Emil Miller]

This is one of those multi-national productions that is predominately French and is part of the repetitive spy story films that dogged the 1970s. In saying that, it is quite good of its type with a cast of top liners, including Henry Fonda, Yul Brynner, Dirk Bogarde and Philippe Noiret. The story concerns the defection of a Soviet Colonel to France and, under pressure from the USA, to America where he tells of a network of spies working at the highest level of German, French and English governmental activity. The spies start to mysteriously end up dead and the convoluted plot explains why.
Needless to say, the viper in the nest is the ultra-British intelligence agent whose upper-class pedigree masks a hooray Henry defection. 7/10

[MorpheusSandman]

The American Soldier (1970; Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - 5.0/10

Fassbinder's art continues to elude me. I've yet to see anything of his that's appealing. This one has some nice noir stylings, but is so dry and dull that the atmosphere is about the only thing even remotely worthwhile.

[Alexander III]

Il marchese dell Grillo

In my opinion thisis alberto sordis finest work, pure comdic genius of theoldschool. A must watch for anyone who values plautuses and terences comedy.

9/10