PhilAP
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Geoffrey Jones approached Edgar Anstey with this project. Edgar took a day and Mr Jones then filmed it. He spent ages cutting it to a specially recorded version of Sandy Nelson's "Let There Be Drums" (or was it "Teen Beat"?).
The result was a classic dated only by it's ephemeral images, not its style.
Many years ago John Huntley was to show it at Guildford Civic Hall - but was sent the Canadian Film Board's excellent short also entitled "Snow" instead.
Geoffrey Jones made 2 other films for BTF, "Rail" and "Locomotion", but only the first was also nominated for an Oscar. Two out of three ain't bad!
The result was a classic dated only by it's ephemeral images, not its style.
Many years ago John Huntley was to show it at Guildford Civic Hall - but was sent the Canadian Film Board's excellent short also entitled "Snow" instead.
Geoffrey Jones made 2 other films for BTF, "Rail" and "Locomotion", but only the first was also nominated for an Oscar. Two out of three ain't bad!
The original film was made, deliberately, as a dated farce.
The new version was not.
I understand the desire to remake this film but, in my opinion, they got it wrong. The sexual swearing (and I'm no prude!) is out-of-place in what is a genteel story of robbery and attempted murder. The generally well-populated location is out-of-place in a story that relies on a degree on loneliness. The highly gregarious heroine is out-of-place in a story about a woman living alone with only a few friends.
Generously I gave it 2, both for effort. I gave it none for achievement.
The new version was not.
I understand the desire to remake this film but, in my opinion, they got it wrong. The sexual swearing (and I'm no prude!) is out-of-place in what is a genteel story of robbery and attempted murder. The generally well-populated location is out-of-place in a story that relies on a degree on loneliness. The highly gregarious heroine is out-of-place in a story about a woman living alone with only a few friends.
Generously I gave it 2, both for effort. I gave it none for achievement.
This is Kevin Spacey's tribute to Bonny Darin.
It honours them both.
The film is superb.
It does not pretend to be unremittingly accurate, "true to life". It shows Darin's life as Darin himself might have seen it. He would certainly have approved of the film - maybe his shade does.
Surely no other actor/director/writer/producer could have done such justice to such an amazing story. Spacey sings and dances with an exuberance that is infectious. People who've never heard of Darin should be beguiled by the film and learn more. And they will.
See it!
It honours them both.
The film is superb.
It does not pretend to be unremittingly accurate, "true to life". It shows Darin's life as Darin himself might have seen it. He would certainly have approved of the film - maybe his shade does.
Surely no other actor/director/writer/producer could have done such justice to such an amazing story. Spacey sings and dances with an exuberance that is infectious. People who've never heard of Darin should be beguiled by the film and learn more. And they will.
See it!