Seen in Theater.
Directed by Douglas Sirk.
With Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, and Agnes Moorehead.
This is a story of a widower accustomed to country club life who fall s in love with the younger and hunky Rock Hudson. Of course all her peers are scandalized and the couple have to try to survive the outcry and scorn heaped upon them.
And this film has a lesson about the morality of individualism. Cary's (Wyman) crowd is quite different from Ron's (Hudson) crowd who happen to be naturists. The debutante crowd scoffs at this other crowd and it is more a story about accepting people's different outlook on life than finding love in a a May?September romance. The naturists are considered outsiders. This being 1955, that was probably the trendy thing for the hip kids, but the message still rings true today. There is much pressure on society for people to fit in, whether they are naturists, beatniks, hippies, punk rockers or communistic. The film criticizes those people (the elite) who look down on people different them. This is still a current theme today.
Here's the trailer;
A particularly good scene, though it might be hard to understand out of context.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Lore ***1/2 (out of 4) (2012) in Theater
Theatrical opening Feb. 2013
Directed by Cate Shortland. Written by Robin Mukhererjee.
With Saskia Rosendahl, Ursina Lardi, Nele Trebs, Kai Malina, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Mika Siedel.
I think the thing that stands out for me is the subtlety of the film. Like most films about WWII and the Holocaust, it has an anti - hate message as all are and all should righteously continue to be. But in this film, the audience is not hit over the head with the idea that this event was a bad thing. The story of the horror of WWII has been told from many viewpoints - the Jewish, the sympathetic German national, Nazi's who resisted etc. This one is told for a slightly different point of view than normal.
it is the story of a group of children who are forced out of their home because of the Nazi/SS past of their parents, who have disappeared, presumably captured or killed by the Ally troops. They must find their way to their grandmothers house on the other side of the nation with an infant in tow and no adult. Many lessons are learned, including the lessons of why their previous way of life (Nazism, etc) was wrong.
lessons are learned when in their travels they meet a Jewish traveler/refugee. The lead child, Rosendahl, has been trained/taught to hate Jews, yet he helps her and the kids out. Their relationship evolves and changes. Also they learn a lot about the real life just by wandering through the country side and seeing hoew the German people are and how tough life is. After all, being the children of Nazi officers, they were protected from the cruelties of life and war.
Directed by Cate Shortland. Written by Robin Mukhererjee.
With Saskia Rosendahl, Ursina Lardi, Nele Trebs, Kai Malina, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Mika Siedel.
I think the thing that stands out for me is the subtlety of the film. Like most films about WWII and the Holocaust, it has an anti - hate message as all are and all should righteously continue to be. But in this film, the audience is not hit over the head with the idea that this event was a bad thing. The story of the horror of WWII has been told from many viewpoints - the Jewish, the sympathetic German national, Nazi's who resisted etc. This one is told for a slightly different point of view than normal.
it is the story of a group of children who are forced out of their home because of the Nazi/SS past of their parents, who have disappeared, presumably captured or killed by the Ally troops. They must find their way to their grandmothers house on the other side of the nation with an infant in tow and no adult. Many lessons are learned, including the lessons of why their previous way of life (Nazism, etc) was wrong.
lessons are learned when in their travels they meet a Jewish traveler/refugee. The lead child, Rosendahl, has been trained/taught to hate Jews, yet he helps her and the kids out. Their relationship evolves and changes. Also they learn a lot about the real life just by wandering through the country side and seeing hoew the German people are and how tough life is. After all, being the children of Nazi officers, they were protected from the cruelties of life and war.
A new beginning and some films I have seen
A brand new start. I had given up for a while. Just not enough time. But I decided to revisit the blog for one reason only, and that's to make postings about films I have seen. Hopefully i can go back to doing full blown reviews of books and films, but right now I am looking for something that keeps track of my movie going and that I can share with the public.
So for now, this blog will mostly cover films. I had written about films here in the past, but I found that I was unable to keep up with it since one can consume a film in 2 hours more or less and it takes an hour (more or less)to write a review. So I decided to just focus on books since those take longer to consume and therefore I wouldn't have to write much, but even at that slower pace, I was not able to keep up. A difficult Fall and Spring are partially responsible.
So I found some satisfaction with my desire to share on Facebook where there is an AP that allows me to post books I have read. I don't write very much - just blurbs really, but at least I can keep track of what I read and share it, though I am not always convinced the AP is posting.
But there was no similar AP to post and share films I have seen, and I noticed people on Facebook like doing that. I started to post about films, but there was no real record being kept of what I have seen, so here I am back at the blog. The blog will keep track of all the movies I have seen and I can still share. For now I'll be keeping the he posts blurb-like, but I hope to one day being able to get more elaborate with my entries once again.
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