johnhartstudio1
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THE RISING OF THE MOON.
Utterly charming film. Even better than the Brit's, QUARTET.
No 'name' stars, but they could never have given the characters the same authenticity and humanness that we enjoy from all the interpretive acting projected in each of the three episodes.
For sure, we get the best of the Irish character actors, either from the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, or even from the Outer Hebrides Playhouse ( just kidding), with all giving awesomely enjoyable performances.
Of course with John Ford at the helm, how could THE RISING OF THE MOON miss its place in the film firmament.
PS Correction from a previous review. The bobby/cop in the third episode was Dennis O'Day, not Ward Bond, whom you can catch as a cop in GWTW.
Utterly charming film. Even better than the Brit's, QUARTET.
No 'name' stars, but they could never have given the characters the same authenticity and humanness that we enjoy from all the interpretive acting projected in each of the three episodes.
For sure, we get the best of the Irish character actors, either from the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, or even from the Outer Hebrides Playhouse ( just kidding), with all giving awesomely enjoyable performances.
Of course with John Ford at the helm, how could THE RISING OF THE MOON miss its place in the film firmament.
PS Correction from a previous review. The bobby/cop in the third episode was Dennis O'Day, not Ward Bond, whom you can catch as a cop in GWTW.
ROAMING, Elicits a compelling trajectory of interior thoughts and motivations courtesy of the lone character depicted.
The park locale is ideal for the ROAMING mise-en-scene. Its casualness and relaxed mood contrasts with the main character's tense voice and the even stranger voice of the mysterious caller.
The director chose to use many close-ups of the protagonist, and this set-up works well in augmenting his perplexities while trying to deal with the unexpected. Truly, "The eyes have it."
To keep us visually interested, too, the character continues to move through the park.
Not what you would call a typical surprise ending but a rewarding one, as is the entire film.
The park locale is ideal for the ROAMING mise-en-scene. Its casualness and relaxed mood contrasts with the main character's tense voice and the even stranger voice of the mysterious caller.
The director chose to use many close-ups of the protagonist, and this set-up works well in augmenting his perplexities while trying to deal with the unexpected. Truly, "The eyes have it."
To keep us visually interested, too, the character continues to move through the park.
Not what you would call a typical surprise ending but a rewarding one, as is the entire film.
Noticed when Westward Passage came on TCM that in the credits page at the bottom was listed David O. Selznick, thinking I was going to at least see high production value. I did, but 'Wsstward Passage' as one of Selznick's first films at RKO Pathe' is not mentioned in Maltin's Movie Guide,or even in Ronald Haver's, David O. SELSNICK'S Hollywood.
Was David not that proud of it, as Executive Producer?
Probably not, as it goes on a bit too long and the scenario is repetitive.
Olivier's makeup almost matched Ann Harding's.
Larry is struggling to be a movie start.
Ann just struggles. Although at least she shows some emotion in her argument scenes with Larry -- Ann is pretty but in a neutered sexual way. johnhartstudio1@mac.com
Was David not that proud of it, as Executive Producer?
Probably not, as it goes on a bit too long and the scenario is repetitive.
Olivier's makeup almost matched Ann Harding's.
Larry is struggling to be a movie start.
Ann just struggles. Although at least she shows some emotion in her argument scenes with Larry -- Ann is pretty but in a neutered sexual way. johnhartstudio1@mac.com
