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Yes, and Dead Ringers is a good intro to cold bleakness. <nt>

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In Reply to: All Kronenberg films.... posted by Derick on August 10, 2002 at 08:51:05:

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Re: Yes, and Dead Ringers is a good intro to cold bleakness. <nt> - tinear 00:55:15 08/11/02 (4)
Yeah, but a damn great film! Irons deserved two Oscars for his performances. And the film is even better when one realizes it overcomes the terrible performance---darn, forgot the name---of the French (perhaps French Canadian) actress.
- Here are two more bleak J. Iron's films that are superb... - Mrs. Piggy 14:39:39 08/11/02 (2)
  Damaged:
  This is about a father who destroys his life and the lives of his family due to his inabilty to withold gratifying his indecent sexual desires. The father has an affair with his son's girlfriend. The son finds out, and then a devestating event occurs--I won't give the ending away.
  The Claus Von Bulow story:
  This is about a society mans alleged participation in causing his wife's coma. Also staring Glen Close
  mp
  - Re: Here are two more bleak J. Iron's films that are superb... - Derick 06:05:36 08/12/02 (1)
    Juliet Binoche gave an intense performance in Damage. Another Louise Malle classic.
    BTW the one with Glen Close has another title I believe, it's where Jeremy slowly poisoned Glen (his wife) to death and gets away with it...
    - That's the one! Didn't expect to like it, but I did, captivating acting... - Mrs. Piggy 18:14:00 08/12/02 (0)
      and a plot that starts out warm, but works to a sizzle.
      mp
- Re: Yes, and Dead Ringers is a good intro to cold bleakness. <nt> - cfraser 12:41:22 08/11/02 (0)
  This would be a great film for beginning film studies classes, like senior high school maybe. It's not too complicated, and lots to talk about. When you say the actress (Bujold) wasn't too good, I'd say she suited the film perfectly. The film presentation (color, etc.) is icy and stark, the main actors' (both of them) performances were detached and cold, their actions stilted and robotic, not like real people almost. They didn't act or talk like normal people. Short, clipped speech. Absolutely no personality, it's like their "real-life" emotions were all acting. Notice how little makeup was used on the actors, except to show injuries of course. I think Bujold only had "makeup" in one scene, unusual for female actors; she was presented starkly, and well, what can you say about Irons. And yeah, he was great. And then there's all the technical stuff you could talk about, very cleverly done and advanced for the time. Even the subject matter of the brothers' profession made many uncomfortable. I think the movie was too depressing for most people, I mean I just couldn't see making this movie part of an enjoyable evening out. There's not even anything goofy or unintentionally funny to laugh at.

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