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Autumn Sonata - Criterion Collection
Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann

Criterion, 2000

Underrated Bergman

+ The agony of blaming and forgiving
+ Filmmaking at its best
+ Sonata played by Bergmans and Ullman
+ Essential film genius: Bergman's 'Höstsonaten.'
  
  











  



  
Primary Colors
John Travolta, Emma Thompson

Universal Studios, 1999

PRIMARY COLORS

+ A Fun Comedy that Tells the Truth about Politics
+ Feel Good Movie
+ Staton or Clinton
+ Travolta Nailed the Role
  
  











  



  
Persona
Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann

Henstooth Video, 1991

Subtitle option

+ The subject of "Persona" is spite.
+ INGMAR BERGMAN, OPUS 27
+ Persona, or personae?
+ Great film, Good quality DVD
  
  











  



  
Gloria (1980)
Julie Carmen, Gena Rowlands

Sony Pictures, 1999

Follow your bliss!

+ Gena Rowlands shines, but the plot stumbles
+ My All-Time Favorite
+ One of the best in the Gangster Genre
  
  











  



  
Oscar & Lucinda
Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett

Fox Home Entertainment, 1998

I could watch it over and over

+ The only boy who could ever reach me, was the son of a preacher man
+ Stimulating and Satisfying

This is one of the lovliest movies I have ever seen. Part of the pleasure comes from the gorgeous actors (Cate Slanchett is a stunning brunette in this movie), costumes and scenery; the other part from the narrator's soothing voice, which takes the onus off the watcher and lays out details that a ...
  
  











  



  
Cabaret (Special Edition)
Liza Minnelli, Michael York

Warner Home Video, 1998

A Perfect Example Of Why We Go To The Movies

+ spirited and lively entertainment
+ first rate on many levels
+ Great
  
  











  



  
Damage
Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche

New Line Home Video, 1997

Emotionally captivating with brilliant performances by Irons, Binoche and Richardson

+ deep, shocking.....
+ Better in a theater, but a good film

[BEWARE SPOILERS] I don't know whether I've ever watched a film in which I identified more with all the characters than I did in this emotionally wrenching masterwork from the late, great Louis Malle. It is part of the genius of Malle to, like Shakespeare, make every character real and to see ...
  
  











  



  
Carrie (Special Edition)
Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

One of the greatest horror movies

+ "Carrie" marked Brian De Palma's breakthrough...,
+ CARRIE - I Think She Got Carrie(d) Away
+ "They are all gonna laugh at you!!!"
+ CARRIE ROCKS!
  
  











  



  
The Year of Living Dangerously
Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver

Warner Home Video, 2000

haunting images

+ The Year of Living Dangerously
+ Best movie I've seen that takes place in Indonesia
+ A classic
  
  











  



  
Interiors
Kristin Griffith, Mary Beth Hurt

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

Woody Allen's Masterpiece

+ Bleak House
+ Interiors
+ A 180-degee turn away from Allen's comedies
+ A cinematic Vermeer
  
  











  



  
The Story of Adele H.
Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

Adelle

+ Drowning in an ocean of unrequited love.
+ Smokin' hot!

She chases after a man who doesn't want her. Very French. She finally looses her mind at the end. Much angst. HARD TO WATCH. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. True story.
  
  











  



  
Peggy Sue Got Married
Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage

Sony Pictures, 1998

It is like going back in time!

+ BLAST FROM THE PAST ! !
+ A movie to watch over and over again
+ Oh, Peggy Sue
+ A Time Travel Romance
  
  











  



  
Elizabeth
Fanny Ardant, Richard Attenborough

Polygram USA Video, 2001

excellent movie

+ A Wow, Captivating and Mesmerizing Historical Movie
+ Elizabeth I, The Virgin Queen
+ great cinema
+ SO Happy to own this on HD!
  
  











  



  
To Die For
Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon

Sony Pictures, 1998

Pitch perfect example of misguided reasoning's...

+ Interesting Movie
+ Underrated classic
+ "To Die For," a Non-Linear Social Satire of Dark Proportion
+ Portrait of a Female Psychopathic Narcissist
  
  











  



  
The Piano
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel

Live / Artisan, 1997

A graceful escape into a world more human than ourselves...

+ Love and romance with class
+ Beautiful and Dark
+ The Piano
  
  











  



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