Films/DVD Asylum

"The Sheltering Sky......" plodding? Large disagreement. I found it a fascinating,

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In Reply to: RE: I saw him..... posted by afilado on June 30, 2009 at 16:25:34

disturbing skewering of the bored upper classes whose fascination with sensuality destroyed many of them.
The languid nature of Bowles was perfectly captured by Bertolucci and I thought it remains Malkovich's greatest performance. Winger, however, I found horribly miscast. Big agreement on Spall: memorable!

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RE: "The Sheltering Sky...... - afilado 18:53:38 06/30/09 (6)
- I think the claustrophobic feeling of the relationship(s), contrasted - tinear 20:20:09 06/30/09 (5)
  - I thought their relationship.... - afilado 20:55:19 06/30/09 (4)
    - Ah, we're different guys. I've watched TSS several times and can't - tinear 21:01:20 06/30/09 (3)
      - RE: Ah, we're different guys. I've watched TSS several times and can't - afilado 21:16:30 06/30/09 (2)
        
        "The Conformist," and "Last Tango in Paris," have serious claims to the top spots - tinear 08:56:01 07/01/09 (1)
        
        My previous remarks notwithstanding..... - afilado 09:43:14 07/01/09 (0)

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