Good direction and images, but a bit outdated
Cast: Alec Guinness, Maureen O’Hara, Burl Ives
Director: Carol Reed
Writer: Graham Greene (novel)
Music: Frank Deniz, Laurence Deniz
Cinematography: Oswald Morris
Editing: Bert Bates
Category Archives: 7,0-7,9
“Far From Heaven” (Todd Haynes, USA 2002)
A good movie with a strong message, if you ignore the unnatural situation, the beautiful colors and the perfect settings.
Cast: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis
Written and Directed: Todd Haynes
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Editing: James Lyons
“The Adopted” (Mélanie Laurent, France 2011)
This movie has a somewhat complex structure that lacks transparency.
Cast: Marie Denarnaud, Denis Ménochet, Clémentine Célarié
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Writers: Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Perez
Music: Jonathan Morali
Cinematography: Arnaud Potier
Editing: Guerric Catala
“Breathe” (Mélanie Laurent, France 2014)
A friendship between two girls (one introvert, one extrovert) turns to a complete misunderstanding.
Cast: Joséphine Japy, Lou de Laâge, Isabelle Carré, Roxane Duran
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Screenplay: Julien Lambroschini, Mélanie Laurent / Novel: Anne-Sophie Brasme
Director of Photography: Arnaud Potier
Editor: Guerric Catala
Music: Marc Chouarain
“The End Of The Affair” (Neil Jordan, UK 1999)
“You can’t go on fighting (God), it’s only love after all”
This version focuses on love as a transcendenting force, expressing itself in religious fervor for her and in hate for him. The discourse around religion and belief is however much less sophisticated than in the original version of 1955.
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Stephen Rea, Julianne Moore, Heather Jay Jones, James Bolam
Written and Directed: Neil Jordan
Based On The Novel by Graham Greene
Music: Michael Nyman
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Editing: Tony Lawson
“The End Of The Affair” (Edward Dmytryk, UK 1955)
Score and atmosphere influenced by David Lean’s A Brief Encounter
Actors: Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: Graham Greene (from the novel by), Lenore J. Coffee (screenplay) Music: Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography: Wilkie Cooper
Editing: Alan Osbiston
“The Lovers On The Bridge” (Leos Carax, France 1991)
A homeless vagrant who possesses nothing is told that love is not for him…
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Klaus-Michael Gruber
Written and Directed by Leos Carax
Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier
Editing: Nelly Quettier
“Awol” (Deb Shoval, USA 2016)
Actors: Lola Kirke, Breeda Wool, Dale Soules
Director: Deb Shoval
Writers: Deb Shoval, Karolina Waclawiak
Music: Gingger Shankar
Cinematography: Gal Deren
Editing: Jeffrey Wolf
“The Fits” (Anna Rose Holmer, USA 2015)
A mysterious and fascinating movie, though at times the tension falls away
Cast: Royalty Hightower, Alexis Neblett, Makyla Burnam, Da’Sean Minor, Inayah Rodgers, Antonio A.B. Grant Jr., Lauren Gibson
Director: Anna Rose Holmer
Writer: Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer, Lisa Kjerulff
Cinematographer: Paul Yee
Editor: Saela Davis
Composer: Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
“The Lunchbox” (Ritesh Batra, India 2013)
Director: Ritesh Batra
Writers: Ritesh Batra (screenplay), Vasan Bala (hindi dialogue consultant)
Actors: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Music: Max Richter
Cinematography: Michael Simmonds
Editing: John F. Lyons