morbs is otm regarding fatal attraction, which i think is one of the most vile movies ever made
diabolique is awesome, tho
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 7 April 2015 22:09 (nine years ago) link
I never minded Cher winning for Moonstruck but I forget how assured how she is in her reaction shots. I laughed every other moment.
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 00:13 (one month ago) link
Stéphane Audran in Babette's Feast
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 00:26 (one month ago) link
Who else apart from me thinks the film of HOUSEKEEPING was better than the book?
― Billion Year Polyphonic Spree (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 16:37 (one month ago) link
Maybe. I haven't read the book in years. She did write several books I prefer.
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 16:57 (one month ago) link
I haven't read the book, but I love the film, possibly the best thing he's done, not to mention Lahti's best performance. It's too bad Sony treated it so poorly - famously one of David Puttnam's productions when he ran Columbia, and therefore one of the films the succeeding regime dumped in theaters with minimal promotion when he was pushed out.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 21:19 (one month ago) link
("he" being Bill Forsyth)
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 21:20 (one month ago) link
messed that up - I mean "possibly the best thing Bill Forsyth's done"
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 21:21 (one month ago) link
I loved the book Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. It was so strange and magical and it was told from a 'transparent eyeball' point of view (Ralph Waldo Emerson's term as a reference to nature taking over the senses). I haven't seen the film yet but I can't imagine it is better than the novel
1987 also included Yimou Zhang's Red Sorghum, which featured a great debut performance by Gong Li
― Dan S, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 23:36 (one month ago) link
The film got marketed as a quirky sitcom: I can still see the late '80s VHS box with Lahti drinking tea while she's knee deep in water.
Dan, you should watch it. It's not as limpid as the book, but Lahti's fantastic.
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 23:42 (one month ago) link
I will
― Dan S, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 23:45 (one month ago) link
but I can't imagine it will be anything like the book, which was so eerie and feral
― Dan S, Thursday, 2 May 2024 00:07 (one month ago) link
Forget the book!
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 2 May 2024 00:09 (one month ago) link
The film is its own kind of eerie.