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In Reply to: RE: "Hobson's Choice:" early David Lean and very, very good. It features, at its core, posted by tinear on July 13, 2009 at 16:54:09
tinear,
I too am a big fan of "Hobson's Choice" for all the reasons you mention and I might add how brilliant is the photography. Especially effective too is the music by is by Malcolm Arnold- some of the best film music I know.
"Hobson's", along with "Mutiny", "Witness", and "Hunchback" are Laughton's greatest roles and this was one of Mills' greatest too. The way Mills evolves from mouse to man under deBanzie's gentle upper cuts to the jaw is fantastic. Remember when Mill's comes out of the bedroom after his wedding night- in which he was more the nervous bride than she- and Mills seems transformed overnight: "BY GUM!"
Note, also that one of the daughters is an early appearance of Prunella Scales, a.k.a. Sybil Fawlty in "Fawlty Towers"
You must've missed PatrickU's post of about three weeks ago:
http://www.videoasylum.com/films/messages/6/67712.html
- a new release of "Hobson's".
I'm sending off as "Hobson's" is one of those rare movies I like to see about every three-four years. A remarkable, memorable movie- certainly not forgotten by those who've seen it.
Cheers,
Bambi B
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"Les Miserables," "Rembrandt," and "Jamaica Inn," were his best!
Of course, I couldn't argue very hard with you about your favorites, either. That's one mark of a true genius (him, not you, though well you may be)--- it's hard to separate the very good from the great work.
Maybe the worst in Hitch career.
And even over playing his role very often, dancing instead of walkin in his queer way CL was always a treat to see.
Henry the 8
The Paradine case
This land is mine
The hunchback of Notre Dame...
One of the very finest actor ever.
d
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