mariannealindsell
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A surprisingly stylish spy flick, based in Munich and London.
It has a few twists (some of them predictable) but the aspect that intrigued me most was the information exchange.
It's all done with tremendous subtlety, and you could easily watch the entire film and miss most of the exchanges.
I had a similar experience with "Funeral in Berlin".
That's what I like about a spy film, when you can watch it superficially and miss what is really going on. So the film becomes a shill for real life spying, where the public see relative normality, but the spies, though present in the normal life of the public around them, are functioning on a completely different level.
I would have to watch this film several times to pick out and understand all of the communications.
The film was made in 1968, and is very much of that era (which I like).
It has a few twists (some of them predictable) but the aspect that intrigued me most was the information exchange.
It's all done with tremendous subtlety, and you could easily watch the entire film and miss most of the exchanges.
I had a similar experience with "Funeral in Berlin".
That's what I like about a spy film, when you can watch it superficially and miss what is really going on. So the film becomes a shill for real life spying, where the public see relative normality, but the spies, though present in the normal life of the public around them, are functioning on a completely different level.
I would have to watch this film several times to pick out and understand all of the communications.
The film was made in 1968, and is very much of that era (which I like).
This is of those films that is so good, it doesn't really matter that it's in black and white.
It's a quintessential farce, but it's absolutely hilarious, and so well done. A team of bank robbers hide the loot before they are caught and do their time. Lo and behold, when they get out, they find a police station built around the hiding place.
Even the denouement fails to be an anticlimax.
It's a rare opportunity to see some of the comedic leads play their role dead pan, which only heightens the comedy. It also includes Sylvia Sims, a normally serious actor, hilariously excelling herself.
It would be a leading candidate for the perfect comedy film. Don't miss it!
It's a quintessential farce, but it's absolutely hilarious, and so well done. A team of bank robbers hide the loot before they are caught and do their time. Lo and behold, when they get out, they find a police station built around the hiding place.
Even the denouement fails to be an anticlimax.
It's a rare opportunity to see some of the comedic leads play their role dead pan, which only heightens the comedy. It also includes Sylvia Sims, a normally serious actor, hilariously excelling herself.
It would be a leading candidate for the perfect comedy film. Don't miss it!