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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: Honorable Mentions
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. This page is reserved for movies deserving review, but for some reason has found no place on the List. They are the Honorable mentions. The Hunt (Jagten) (2012). East of Eden (1955). The Hidden Fortress (1958). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The TSorensen 1001 Book Blog. Get this Recent Comments Widget. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die sites. The Wasp Woman (1959). Nr 642: Låt Tågen Gå. Movie reviews in about 100 words or less. 387: Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence av Arabien).
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: March 2015
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Tuesday, 31 March 2015. Madame De. (The Earrings of Madame De.) (1953). 8220;Madame de…” is all that and if this makes you tick then there is a lot to enjoy in this movie. I however tend to focus on the characters and the story and in that department Ophüls has a bit of a problem. At least with me. Louise is flirting with everything male, Donati have no qualms courting a woman married to a diplomatic colleague and the General is pretty pissed and wants to shoot Donati. This mov...
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: October 2014
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Tuesday, 28 October 2014. All About Eve (1950). In “All about Eve” we start out at an award ceremony for theater. Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) has won the big award and within the few seconds it takes for her to receive the statue those who know her reflect on her story, all looking very gloomy. Obviously they are no fans of hers. Links to this post. Friday, 24 October 2014. The James Stewart character, Lin McAdam, is on a quest to find the man who murdered his father together ...
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: July 2015
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Friday, 24 July 2015. 8221;All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”. Ain’t that the truth…. Then the page turn and we see the two main points of the movie:. That such an egalitarian society is a fantasy, that someone will eventually rise to dominate the rest, but by claiming to represent the people effectively gag the opposition. That Stalin is an evil power monger who used his tools of strength to secure a power base to exploit his people. I should p...
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: November 2014
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Sunday, 30 November 2014. Strangers on a Train (1951). Bruno Walker is a great character. Imagine Bill Murray transplanted back to 1951 being his usual underplayed crazy self. Something like “What about Bob? From Guy Haines end this is a nightmare. Yes, he hated his wife, but he would never have killed her. Or would he? That is what people around him are starting to think. And the fact that he did have that conversation with Bruno. Does that not make him an accomplish? Blanche ...
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Sunday, 2 August 2015. The Barefoot Contessa (1954). As far as I can see people have busied themselves guessing who the real actress may be, but my guess is that this is a collage of the fates of several different actresses. The lives of these actresses were rarely easy. In the changing room or her flings in her marriage. I am not sure exactly what this is, but it could be a physical aspect of the prince or maybe just a physical outlet past her ice barrier. Im more with you tha...
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: August 2015
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Monday, 31 August 2015. The Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai) (1954). As I already mentioned the reputation of “Seven Samurai” is immense. It is frequently mentioned as one of the best movies ever and particularly one of the best westerns ever, which is curious considering this is a samurai film. It is a movie that has been referenced countless times and remade in numerous incarnations. This can only disappoint. No movie is that good. As slow and observing the filming is in ...
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: May 2015
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Friday, 29 May 2015. Voyage in Italy (Viaggio in Italia) (1953). Okay, I admit it. I did not get this film. Someone will have to explain it to me because I am lost. It almost is. I love the scathing sarcasm of Sanders and Bergman is great when she is pissed at somebody and in this movie they have ample opportunity for both. My problem is that I do not understand the context. Is it something about showing that life is bigger, much bigger, than small minded bickering? Returning t...
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: The Wanton Countess (Senso) (1954)
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Saturday, 15 August 2015. The Wanton Countess (Senso) (1954). Let me start with the positives. As you can already tell this movie has a lot going for it, but then we get to the plot. Then we get the twist and I better cry SPOILER ALERT! This actually points directly back to “Ossesione”, which, when you think about it, tells exactly the same story. The melodrama gets very thick, the acting is heavy handed in the silent tradition, but though it annoyed me at the time I see it now...
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog: The Road (La Strada) (1954)
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TSorensen 1001 movie blog. Sunday, 9 August 2015. The Road (La Strada) (1954). I am sorry to say it, but ”La Strada” is not my favorite movie ever. Not even close. Zampano trains Gelsomina to assist him with simple chores and she makes people laugh dressed up as a clown. Together they travel around performing in the streets and at festivals large and small, living in Zampano’s cramped and smelly motorbike van. So what is the message here? That fate is written and we better face up to it? There are positi...
