The Legend of 1900 | Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince | This movie is not for every one.

The Legend of 1900 | Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince | Legend of 1900

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The Legend of 1900

	The Legend of 1900 Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince Image Entertainment, 2002 average customer review:based on 133 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This movie is not for every one.

I watched this movies when it first opened in U.S. It was pretty depressing and drab rainy day in fall 1999. The last year of the last century.It was an immensely unsuccessful movie in U.S unlike the other Tornatore movie ,i.e Cinema Paradiso. I pondered the reason why it was not only unpopular but also received such a mixed bag of reviews from critics ,then concluded that it is because of the huge difference of emotional receptiveness between U.S viewers and those of rest of the world. In addition to that, to majority of viwers, the movie's almost mawkish sentiment might be more than over the top as well as the larger than life character of 1900 seems to be quite unreal. Yet, as the cover of DVD says it is a fable , not realistic quotidian drama. In spite of its dismal performance in the U.S movie market,fortunately, it earned such as cult status among its royal fans. It deserves its "cult" status though ,for acting , cinematography, and message it try to convey is more than those of 2 or 3 star movies.

This movie is very nostalgic one that make viewers look back the last century through the life of very fictional character named 1900( originally his name is Danny Booman T.D Lemon 1900 after a stocker who became his surrogate father) who is born and died on the ship called "Virginan" and never set his food in land. 1900 is a some sort of Piano virtuos who can express change of his emotion by the means of playing the instrument. He and Max, through his narration movie progress, meet by chance and subsequently there is very memorable scene that clearly cements their friendship. What truly superb about this movie is its wonderful soundtrack and cinematography. Lajos Koltai kept delivering a beautiful scene one after the other . 1900 is one of very accentric protagonists ever.. It's a good movie,for it gives you think about the choice 1900 made and its relevance to our lives.

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Legend of 1900

Caught part of this on TV and couldn't stop watching. Had to have it. Mostly dramatic with a little humor. Tim Roth is awesome as always. Good quality dvd.

The Legend of 1900

One may find the movie inescapable as the ship that 1900 found inescapable. I know my wife and I were drawn in from the beginning. Imagine seeing a baby found on a piano while a coal stoker is searching the dance floor for something of value dropped by a passenger. The baby is given the name TD Lemon Daniel Boone 1900 based on a lemon box he was found in, his finder's name, and the year he is found. He goes by 1900. We then follow this child till adulthood on board the "Virginian" a luxury liner from the turn of the century to some time after World War II. The stoker raises the child until he is killed at his job. The ship's crew then takes on parenting until he is a man. From childhood to manhood he shows himself to be an accomplished piano player. His ability to play anything from jazz to classical is phenomenal. He gains fame aboard ship but he never steps off it. This is an excellent drama with Tim Roth and Pruitt Taylor Prince giving wonderful performances. Good quality DVD with good replayability. If you enjoyed this catch "Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" - C. Luster

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