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Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Not a Purist, but...
I have to admit that I got half-way through this film and gave up. In black and white was a good idea, as we do not always need colour with Shakespeare, but saying that I found little colour in the acting. It all takes place in a neutral looking home ( with equally neutral exteriors as well ) and it is clearly America. Not only did I find the acting unstimulating but the American accents got in the way. I also found one sexual scene near the beginning too Alpha Male for me and realised that heterosexuality to be very predictable when it comes to, let us say. Positioning. I love the play but the play needs more than just a normal American household to convince and when the wonderful ' Sigh no more, Ladies, sigh no more ' song was delivered I literally winced at what I saw. A common place party with two women on a sort of trapeze. I am not a purist with Shakespeare, but wondered how he would have thought of it. I liked the actor who played Beatrice, but did the actor who played Claudio have to show of his buffed chest ? Good intentions and I am sure they were are quite simply in my opinion not enough.
Like You Mean It (2015)
Incredibly Good
I have just seen this great film and in my opinion it is one of the best films I have ever seen about a gay relationship. Everything is pared down to two people who are striving to connect, but fail to do so. There is warmth in one, apparent coldness in the other, and strive though they may the blending of both warmth and coldness is not possible. Counselling cannot help and these scenes are amazingly filmed and finely acted; but then again it did not seem like acting but truly' being ' in the heart of the roles. 2024 have produced some same-sex films, and some have flirted with homosexuality, or fitted it out with violence so as to get straight audiences in. I presume this was an Independent film and it is there, and only there, in my opinion, that homosexuality is being treated as being equal to heterosexuality and what the world calls normal. The ' being in the roles ' of the two men was phenomenal, and great direction as well. As I watched I thought of Bresson, of Rohmer, and Philipp Karner in this film is equal to them both and the lack of manipulative music was absolutely right. Made in 2015 it should be a classic. Many films since then have dealt with same-sex relationships, and with a few exceptions, pale in comparison. And why did neither Bresson or Rohmer attempt to show this equality ? I leave the question open.
The Rack (1956)
The Ending
In my opinion this is one of the most debatable films that Hollywood ever made, and in my life I have watched it three times. A lot has been said about Paul Newman's performance, and it is a great performance. I also feel for the role of the sister-in -law that Anne Francis plays, and it compounds my long convinced belief that she was one of the finest actors that Hollywood ever had. Both actors have a warmth that I do not find in the other characters, and I find Walter Pidgeon wishing his son dead appalling. There is pathos in the suffering of witnesses against Newman's behaviour in Korea, but sadly I do not find much compassion towards Newman's mental breakdown. But it is the ending I dislike the most. Ambiguity in this situation is no excuse, nor high minded speeches. Above all what were the expectations of the audience at the time ? What sentence did they wish for ? If it was the death penalty were the creators of this scenario afraid of the reaction to this ? Or that collectively it would be endorsed by most in 1956 ? For me this is a troubling thought and Newman's mumbling ( were his teeth tortured ? ) speech at the end shows for me that his body and mind is beyond repair. Society it seems is not willing to help repair it.
Innocent Meeting (1959)
Excellent Film
I expected little from this film, but after watching it I felt deeply moved by it. First I must mention the two young leads; Sean Lynch and Beth Rogan. Both of them showed, in my opinion, great promise as both give excellent performances. Lynch plays a young man from a disturbed family background, and in a sense of revolt towards society becomes a petty criminal. Released on bail me meets a young woman played by Beth Rogan, and they fall in love. This may sound banal but the intensity of their love for each other means everything to them, and by a misunderstanding of theft Lynch once more turns to crime as he needs money for them to marry. No spoilers but many scenes are set to Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, which somehow raises the film to another level. I am sure at the time it was a risk to use this music without it being tampered with or distorted, and it succeeds. The ending is overwhelmingly moving and I wonder why this fine film is not better known. A lot is played out in the last of the 1950's years, and it is evocative for those still alive in remembering those London streets, now so radically changed. Above all I regret that the two leads are no longer with us, and also a deeper regret that they arguably were not given even more equal cinematic chances to show their worth. In my opinion a minor masterpiece in film making.
The Charge at Feather River (1953)
3D Western from 1953
After having reviewed a current violent film I have just watched an unpleasant, but well made Western from 1953. It was given a ' U ' certificate in the UK with cuts, but this information of cuts is now currently not available. The plot is about a group of criminal soldiers who are sent out to fetch two captured women. Vera Miles has a thankless part of one of them who want to marry the chief of the Native American tribe. The soldiers are led by Guy Madison, who had presence but not much ( in my opinion ) acting ability. Gordon Douglas directs well, but then in whatever genre he directed well. Even ' flat ' the 3D effects stand out, and the standout scene is of a man spitting twice at a snake to ward it off. This is not a film for children, as the violence is unremitting. A young man is shot three times and no spoilers but I found the film slightly repellent. Douglas was a tough director and also made the sadistic ' The Fiend Who Walked The West, ' and this is only a little less uncomfortable to watch. Max Steiner hammers the music at the audience, which shows that even sound can hit hard.
Femme (2023)
A Love Story
Having seen this film I do not see how or why it has been put into the category of being a thriller. The suspense is watching how two people cross almost impossible barriers ( mainly caused by our society's homophobia ) and become lovers. Yes there is revenge in this loving, but this too is fed by society and its prejudices. There are two horrific physical attacks both instigated by frustration as one of the lead characters cannot accept his homosexuality. A black man who is also a drag artist is beaten up and the man who beats him, and forgets that he has done this is a former imprisoned criminal, and astonishingly during the duration of what we see a love story develops between the attacker and the attacked. No more spoilers but the two leads are perfect in their roles and so is the direction perfect. I saw the film as a queer ' Romeo and Juliet ' where two people have their own Montagues and Capulets, and how these opposing sides are enemies as well as being friends. It is definitely not a sad gay/queer film and there is at the end a yellow hoodie birthday gift that signalled that their need, however perverse in the eyes of the politically correct, would continue for each other. A film of beauty and a brutal tenderness despite heteronormative values that neither of them deep down want to follow. A great, great film.
L'argent (1983)
A Troubling Film
Although I have given the film a full ten I am troubled by certain aspects of it. Bresson is a great director, and yet why do so many of his ' models ' ( he refused the word actor ) look so beautiful ? He seems to sexualise them without sexualising them, and this occurs quite often in his austere work. There is not one sexual scene in ' L' Argent ' and yet I was distracted by the physicality of the actors and their desirability. Then there is the violence and the final twenty minutes left me numb with shock, and the film has a certificate ( PG -parental guidance ) when in my opinion it should have been much higher. For example, and no spoilers as to why, a killer is stalking his victims with an axe, and a crippled child in his bed is crying out knowing the killer is coming for him. The total impact of the film on me was one of total despair as it probably shows that money, counterfeit or otherwise is destroying us as human beings. And the destruction is relentless with Bresson's open and closed doors and his concentration of the slightest gesture without any melodrama, but shown as a universal tragedy. The voices neutral and few smiles, and the ' model ' Christian Patey gave one of the finest performances I have ever seen on film. A film that deserves repeated viewings, and trying to bear my initial shock I hope to feel a numbness towards what I am seeing. Is that high praise or a subconscious disgust towards the film rising to the surface ?
An Inspector Calls (1954)
We Are All Connected
This in my opinion is one of the greatest British films ever made. The cast is excellent, and Alistair Sim is superb giving a presence of light and shadow in every word he says and every gesture he makes. The story itself is well known, based on the J. B Priestley play and it translates well to the screen, basically because the close ups of faces which is not so possible in the theatre. A young woman has taken poison and an inspector calls to interrogate a family on the knowledge of her existence. This family represents our larger family in society and the cruel revelations of their responsibility towards a weaker member who is less well off than them. The dead woman is abused by three of the men and equally abused by the women associated with them. The genius of Priestley is in showing this interrogation around a dinner table with flashbacks to the injuries they have inflicted. In short those in power dominating those with little power, and leading to no power to survive. The play is set in 1912 but it as relevant today as it was then. No spoilers but the mystery of this inspector is left unrevealed, and for those who do not know the ending it is justly chilling. I have watched this film many times for all its nuances, and there are many of them. My only criticism is that the card of sexuality as a weapon is not explicitly portrayed and the power games not played out more frankly, but censorship was very strong in both the theatre and the cinema back in 1954. Despite that we the audience read between the lines, and how easily human society can turn rotten, and gladly willing to be so. Essential viewing.
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Overrated Musical
This film has excellent dancing, a few good songs and little else in my opinion that is of much cinematic worth. Fred Astaire gives a colourless performance, but then the poor script was not in his favour. The opening number with George Murphy was excellent, but as George Murphy was gone from the screen and Eleanor Powell took over I wondered why I was watching this trivial scenario. In short George Murphy falls for Eleanor Powell and dancing together the screen lit up. Astaire gets sort of jealous of Murphy and it is downhill all the way. Eleanor Powell falls for Astaire and I felt sad for Murphy as I thought he was better in this film than Astaire and had a more rounded character than the leads. I give it four as it has its moments, but in my opinion it is no classic. The song ' Begin the Beguine ' is lack lustre and I waited for the film to end.
eCupid (2011)
Surreal and enjoyable film
I like this film a lot and the acting is believable and in places deeply moving, as well as being funny. It does not pretend to be anything else but a gay film and there are no deaths, no ambiguities. It is what it is a film that depicts a crisis in a relationship, and as well as partly messing up that relationship a dating site actually helps two lovers get back together, or tries to. No spoilers but despite it being sometimes thin on production values it follows a simple and often surreal path including a pink diner and a woman ( Morgan Fairchild ) whose sole purpose seems to be to help gay men. She likes them, and only regrets they do not leave tips for her services. This scene is as hallucinatory as several others, as the frustrated lover played well by Houston Rhines gets into a tangle with a lot of diverse men on the Cupid dating site who want him. And they are diverse; potential lovers who do want love and others who don't. One of them ends the film in a short scene that made me realise that gay men do not have to give in to gym like physiques. A film made in 2011 it shows how imaginative simplicity on gay issues can work better than more mainstream or quasi-arthouse films that wallow in sadness or chic ambiguity.
Méfiez-vous, fillettes! (1957)
Excellent French Thriller
Yves Allegret is noted for a handful of fine films and this one should fall into that category of excellence. Perhaps due to its controversy in France in 1957 it has somehow disappeared. Robert Hossein has just got out of prison and he wants to be top man of a ring of gangsters. He murders both one of the top men who has replaced him and his wife and Antonella Lualdi ( excellent in her role ) sees him disappear from the scene of the crime. She tells the wrong man, one of the gangsters waiting for Hossein, that she could recognise him. She is mugged, bundled into a waiting car and held hostage in a Paris brothel. Alain Saury who plays her wastrel of a husband returns to their apartment and finding her gone is instrumental in attempting to bring the gang down. This is typical James Hadley Chase territory and the film is based on his novel ' Miss Callahan Comes to Grief ' which was initially banned in the UK as this version of his novel was initially banned in France. There is a lot of brutality in the film, and perhaps Lualdi's graphic attempt at suicide was the cause of the controversy. I can see no other. It is a relatively short film that does not let up in pace, and uses its underworld Paris of the 1950's very realistically. It is also at times deeply moving and the childish nature of the gangsters is shown by Hossein's love of train sets, and like a child he loves to play with them. No spoilers but the toy train symbolically shows how life in this gangster world reaches its terminus, and Allegret shows this brilliantly. Shown on television to my knowledge the film has not been released on DVD, It is not too late to rectify that.
Closer (2004)
Late in the Day
In my opinion, looking at it from a 2024 perspective this slick and sometimes cruel and comedic film has dated badly. The internet was in its adolescent days and Mike Nichols seems to concentrate on the posh apartments and chic eating places with stereotypical views of an affluent London without even a glancing view of people less well off. I have not seen or read Patrick Marber's play on which it is based and I wonder how it was staged, moving as it does from one elegant place to another. The story is about the attempts of bedding and trying to love involving four characters, two men and two women. Julia Roberts is good as Anna and Nathalie Portman is good as Alice, and both of them hop, skip and jump over the lives of two Alpha Males played by Clive Owen ( the best actor in my opinion in the film ) and Jude Law. No spoilers but the plot twists and turns, just enough to hurt each of the four's narcissistic ego's. To sum up I did not care about any of them nor about the gross selfishness of the era they lived in. One scene with Nathalie Portman doing a striptease act in a striptease club for Clive Owen showed a nasty glimpse of female abuse and came nearer to the reality of life, but sadly I found the rest superficial and pretentious.
Inseln (2018)
Fragment of a Bigger Story
Reasonably well acted this film shows bullying and how one of the youths in a school gym stops the fight. Later on we see he desires the bullied youth and kisses him. There is a rejection, and the hurt youth who initiates the kiss runs from the locker room. The gym master comes in seeing the kissed youth's distress and kindly reminds him that we are all islands and that we connect with words. No more spoilers and I wanted to know more, and the frustration of many short films is that we see only a fragment of a wider story. Well made it seemed to tease its audience by giving a short lesson from the gym master how to live one's isolated life. Interesting, and interesting enough for me to want to review it. Finally it left me hungry for more.
Yabu no naka no kuroneko (1968)
Disturbingly Beautiful
Kaneto Shindo's films are in my opinion less well known than other great Japanese film directors such as Kurosawa, Mizoguchi and Ozu. Thematically ' Kuroneko ' is in some ways similar to his film ' Onibaba ' which was made before this one. The abuse and revenge taken by women who are abused is the link between them. In this film two women are abused and left to die in a burning house by a group of marauding warriors. In revenge they return to kill off any Samurai warriors who pass by their wreck of a house which by supernatural means becomes palatial. No more spoilers except to say that the warrior who is sent to destroy these ' evil ' spirits is related to them. A son to one, a wife to the other. Despite the elements of the supernatural and horrifying scenes the core of the film is concerned with passionate love and Shindo depicts these scenes with a great deal of tenderness. The one part of the film I did not fully understand was the ending, and after two viewings I am still perplexed. A film of stillness ( the falling snow in a bamboo forest one example ) and the breaking of that stillness comes as a shock. A fine film equal to the very best of Japanese cinema.
Skin (1995)
Look on in Anger
I saw Sarah Kane walk out of an Amsterdam Theatre and in my opinion anger fuelled her work. And rightly so. ' Blasted ' exploded on the stage showing the horrors of war both in our personal lives as well as in the world itself. This short film in short, sharp scenes captures her vision of life, and being film it encapsulates a lot of extremist behaviour that so outraged certain critics, What appealed most to me was the drab setting of humiliation between the black and white woman. She gives him dog food to eat. Etches her name bloodily in his back. This is not ' real ' life as most of us know it, and in my opinion should not be seen as such. It shows Skinhead war against the blacks, and then an attempt of sexuality between the two. Both direction and acting excellent, but it is pure Sarah Kane and her imaginative vision of the brutality of the world around her. Essential viewing and it is on YouTube.
Beat Girl (1960)
Straight Camp
If you are in the mood for utter nonsense and we all have such moods, then this is the film to watch. In the UK where the film is set it is on Blu-ray and well restored. Gillian Hills plays a kind of English Bardot, but sadly she pouts just a bit too much, and was more brittle in her acting. The story is rich father brings home a French bride and Gillian Hills character is not pleased. The bride has a shady past and Hills wants to let father know about it. End of spoilers. There are lots of cellar coffee bars, boring stretches of women taking off their clothes and a touch of violence adds to the brew. Blandly filmed by Edmond T. Greville who worked on Abel Gance's famous film ' Napoleon ' and he made a few other films in France of moderate interest and a very good one called in the UK ' Passionnelle. ' Adam Faith is good to watch, and there are brief shots of Oliver Reed. It is straight Camp and should be enjoyed as such.
Poil de carotte (1932)
Banned in the UK until 1957
This is in my opinion one of the greatest French films, and yet the censors of the time in the UK banned it from being seen. And still in the UK it has not been available to see, and sadly I believe this is a great loss. Both of the lead actors were executed by the Nazis during WW2 and this adds an added poignance to the film. The essence of the film for me is how the red-headed boy contemplates and attempts suicide because he can no longer endure the frustrated wrath of his mother, and how his loving but weak father is unable to intervene and finally literally takes the rope from around his son's neck. The scenes of the child's despair still pack a punch at the audience, and my only wish is that this film should be restored by the BFI. If any film deserves it it is this Duvivier version of Jules Renard's novel from 1932.
Challengers (2024)
More Questions Than Answers
Ambiguity runs riot in this chic advertisement of a film, and pointless though it may be there are in my opinion more questions than answers about a) the meaning why of this threesome and b) why it had so much variations of music to uphold its structure. Right from the start a blast of Purcell's ' Sound the Trumpet ' seemed to pound the viewer into submission that they are going to see a great film.
After that we have the story which is divided up into various time zones. Not as confusing as some viewers have felt it to be. Zendaya loves tennis and can only respond to men who also love tennis. She meets two men played by Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist. She wants to see them play opposite each other and it takes thirteen years to happen. End of spoilers and the film is probably, and I do mean probably too chic for its own good, and the disco music keeps up the pace with the tennis playing. My biggest question is does the music drive the film to its frenzied ending or is it the game of love/erotic tennis that made me compulsively watch ? Fine visuals, arty semi-melodrama add to the brew. But then what should one expect from Luca Guadagnino, who knows 'style' inside out ? I have given it a mean five when it may deserve a higher score, but I will definitely see it again to try to unravel why it is so frustratingly ambiguous.
Passer les champs (2015)
Do not cross the fields
This is a reasonably well acted short film about two handsome brothers living with their parents in the French countryside. The youngest is gay, the older one straight but they are very close and protective. Having an enquiring mind I wondered how ' straight ' the elder brother was but I chastised myself for naughty thoughts. The younger needs what is coyly called affection, and being seventeen he longs to make an online connection with a man ' around ' thirty. Of course of his own volition he meets the ' ageing ' predatory man in a sort of hotel and well, use your imagination. He calls his brother, who rushes to get the nasty wolf who has been very bad indeed. Hysterical shouting follows, and end of spoilers. All this seemed like a warning film from the 1950's about how teenagers must not, and definitely not go with predators. The ending seemed to lack something. I just wondered if older brother would hover over him for life!! Beautifully filmed though this film is and handsome though the two brothers were I just wondered why they were so good looking ? Couldn't they have been more ' ordinary ' as most people are ? Good looks become too much of a cliched look in gay genre films.
A Room with a View (2007)
Badly Conceived, Indifferently Acted
For anyone out there with an old copy of ' Room with a View ' there is an appendix written by Forster himself imagining the loves of the two lovers in his book. George may well have died in his bed, but definitely not in the way that is presented here. James Ivory cannot be surpassed in his adaptation of the book and on top of that in my opinion the acting was much better. I liked Rafe Spall as George and he was right in showing up the class distinctions in the story and his real father in life Timothy Spall almost reached the heights of Denholm Elliot. That is not to say that Ivory was perfect; Daniel Day-Lewis in my opinion miscast and I have no idea why in both films both actors have to act in such stereotyped ways. Is it wrong to compare the two films ? I think it is when such a totally misconceived ending was tagged on to this film; over passionate when Forster and Ivory were reticent and absolutely absurd when Florence itself becomes clouded with intimations of war to of all the music available the weepy strains of what I think was Verdi's ' La Traviata. ' Not satisfied with that a return to Florence and a minor character comes in and takes over. In my opinion this version failed utterly.
La fille aux yeux d'or (1961)
The Ambiguous Nature of Eroticism
Two films come to mind on seeing ' La Fille Aux Yeux D'or ' and one is Astruc's ' Le Rideau Cramoisi ' and Melville's ' Les Enfants Terribles. ' Along with Albicocco's arguably finest film they all have a cruel and rather perverse ( using this last word in its positive sense ) view of sexuality, and to the extreme ways of admitting to and denying love. Desire rules and in this film there is a group of men in a secret club capturing women by any means to satisfy their erotic needs. In one scene one of them played superbly by Paul Guers wears an animal mask as if to devour his prey. As well as trying to satisfy his cold needs he has a bizarre relationship with Francoise Prevost ( one of France's greatest actors ) who plays a bisexual fashion photographer. Both of them desire the girl with golden eyes played to the ambiguous hilt by Marie Laforet. Of the three protagonists I found her acting less interesting than the other two. She seems to desire both Guers and Prevost, and the outcome is inevitably complex and tragic. End of spoilers. I have no idea why this masterpiece of French Cinema has been so ' lost ' and was only available as a supplement to the DVD of Albicocco's ' Le Grand Meulnes. ' It can now be fortunately seen on YouTube with English Subtitles. Made in 1961 it shows a fashionable Paris crowd and filmed in black and white it superbly evokes that era of troubled times. Everything for pleasure and love a passport word for sexual needs; the downside being that real emotions creep in and destroy the erotic pleasure. A film well worth seeing for its visual beauty but also for Paul Guers ( what a great Valmont he could have been ) and for Francoise Prevost at her very best.
Four Girls in Town (1957)
Who was Rita Holloway ?
Rita Holloway, the temperamental actor, always seen from behind wants a 50% cut for being the lead in a film made by a film studio. The film is being made by Universal Studios in the mid-1950's and the producers fight against her wishes and look for a woman to replace her. End of logic. The studio travels around Europe bringing Marianne Koch from Austria; Elsa Martinelli from Italy; Gia Scala from France and only Julie Adams from America. Why they go so far afield is never really explained and George Nader has to find the right actor for the part. The casting couch is hilariously not mentioned despite the fact that each woman has an ardent admirer. One of the failed choices goes off to Las Vegas for the fun of it with Grant Williams an actor in reality who was being gently pushed out of Universal Studios himself. No more spoilers. ' Four Girls in Town ' starts with a great film score composed by Alex North, and it sets off the momentum which does not let up. This is a ' lost ' film to be found on YouTube and it is not in its original Cinemascope. Despite the sad fact that few people know much about these actors in 2024 it should be restored. In its own way it is examining Hollywood practices of the time and most of the acting is very good. Sydney Chaplin and Marianne Koch are exceptionally fine in their roles, and Elsa Martinelli is a joy to watch. Even the words ' The End ' are hilariously placed, and when it comes down to it it is all about Rita Holloway. A fun film with serious aspects; not least the loss in Hollywood of most of its actors.
Lady Chatterley (2006)
Uninvolving
I have to admit that I could not get to the end of this screen version of D. H. Lawrence's second version ' John Thomas and Lady Jane ' and for those who do not know it John Thomas signifies the male genitalia and Lady Jane the female genitalia. This of course poses lots of questions on how to film ' Lady Chatterley's Lover ' in any of its three versions without falling into very explicit sexuality and so far this has not been achieved on screen. Three or perhaps it was four of the scenario's sexual scenes are in my opinion, in this French version as dull as ditch water. I also found the film very, very slow and although I like slow cinema ( Ozu and Bresson ) come to mind, I find this film did not again in my opinion justify its slowness. The countryside has been filmed to death and inevitably we see a lot of it. The one brief scene of miners in inclement weather did work, but that was followed by a lot of talk and a lot of taking time over every detail. The acting was good, but uninspiring. Perhaps one day the uninhibited ' Lady Chatterley's Lover ' will be made as Lawrence dared to write it, and until then I believe it should be left to the reader to make his or her imaginative version.
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
Underrated Grant Williams
Crystals from outer space become giant monoliths once they touch water, and when humans touch them they are turned to stone. No spoilers but this could have been an absurd scenario, but thanks to Jack Arnold's scenario it is riveting to watch. Grant Williams plays the lead in trying to stop the monoliths destruction, and he gives an excellent performance. Sadly he was always cast in minor films when he could have become one of the finest actors and in my opinion far more interesting than others who had A pictures and it is ironic he was cast in ' Written on the Wind ' in a minor role. His one big A feature. Such is the roulette wheel of Hollywood's decision making. Lola Albright stars with him but is used for decoration when she proved to be a fine actor in ' Cold Wind in August. ' A film well worth watching on all levels.
Bad for Each Other (1953)
Fine Social Drama
Giving out free medicine in an American film is rare to see, and I am not even sure I have ever seen that gesture of equality before in what is a medical USA drams. The story is simple; Charlton Heston in one of his rare good roles takes on the ethical problem of discarding his uniform and taking on the medical job ( which he was trained for ) to get money from the rich who want excellent treatment. Irving Rapper surveys this greedy landscape quite objectively and he is far away from the Bette Davis melodrama syndrome. But there are two places in town in this film; one for the rich and one for the miners who risk their lives every day providing for them. Lizabeth Scott pays the bad for each other love interest and Arthur Franz is excellent as a young doctor who believes all people are equal. No spoilers but the ending is good for the film. Well worth seeing.