An author (Gene Hackman) tries to wrestle himself out from under the control of his overbearing father (Melvyn Douglas).
Gilbert Cates' direction never goes beyond TV-movie-of-the-week-level, but this is not a film you see for the visual flourishes.
I Never Sang for My Father is all about the acting, and both Douglas and Hackman dig very deep, turning this domestic drama into an at times unbearably heartbreaking watch.
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I Never Sang for My Father 1970
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Scarecrow 1973
Two drifters roam around the States with dreams of opening a car wash.
For a movie that brings together two of the finest actors of their generation, Scarecrow is huge disappointment.
Gene Hackman and Al Pacino try their best, but they're stuck with simplistic, one dimensional characters, adrift in an aimless story.
The supposedly loveable losers become more annoying than endearing, some sequences are pure cringe, and, to add insult to injury, the two leads have their thunder stolen by…Translated from by
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Beyond the Hills 2012
Based on a true story of an exorcism gone wrong in an Orthodox monastery, Cristian Mungiu's new film could have been a simple story of innocent girl vs. superstitious religious zealots, but Mungiu never takes the easy route. Instead, he creates layers upon layers of complexity in characters, relationships and motivations until what finally happens acquires the devastating inevitability of Greek tragedy. Most of all, just like in his previous 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, he takes what could…
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Bad Seed 1934
Ever wondered what Gone in 60 Seconds would look like if it was directed by Billy Wilder? In the thirties? In French?
If you have, you need to a) get a life and b) see this movie.
When a young ne'er-do-well (Pierre Mingand) loses his allowance and his car, he falls in with a gang of Paris car thieves, striking up a not-so-heterosexual friendship with a gang member while also carrying a torch for his sister (Danielle Darrieux).
It's not…
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