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Post by politicidal on Mar 14, 2017 17:50:21 GMT
I always liked this one as much as his other epics like Lawrence of Arabia or Becket. But apparently it got bad reviews and publicity upon its release. I never read the book so I've no idea if it does Conrad justice.
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Post by outrider127 on Mar 15, 2017 19:30:09 GMT
I always liked this one as much as his other epics like Lawrence of Arabia or Becket. But apparently it got bad reviews and publicity upon its release. I never read the book so I've no idea if it does Conrad justice. loved Lord Jim, rarely seen on TV--saw it a long time ago--Its one of my favorite movies of the decade in the same vein as The Man Who Would Be King(1974)
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Post by koskiewicz on Mar 16, 2017 16:16:01 GMT
...very good film. Eli Wallach steals the spotlight in his scenes...
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Post by geode on Aug 19, 2019 3:50:07 GMT
I liked it when I saw it in first release, and have not seen it since, but in memory the ending seemed a bit weak compared to the rest of it.
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Post by OldAussie on Aug 19, 2019 5:51:12 GMT
Film good. James Mason is great.
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 19, 2019 5:59:46 GMT
This "Gentleman" Captain Brown has given more business to Death than the bubonic plague. From Java to Fiji, he's wanted for piracy, slavery, mutiny, rape, murder, and some things that aren't even mentioned in the Bible!
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 19, 2019 11:54:56 GMT
Lord Jim (1965), directed by Richard Brooks. An earnest young First Officer in the merchant marines panics in a moment of terrible danger and is haunted by it for the rest of his life. Without even meaning to, he drifts into a chance at redemption by helping a remote Malay village fend off a slave-taking warlord. Can shame ever die? It's natural to think of this as Lawrence of Arabia (1962) on a much more modest scale, with notions of shame and honor brought out and discussed more openly. Peter O'Toole is again the obsessed, mad-eyed Englishman using other people's wars to exorcise his inner demons. I see aspects now I didn't when I was young: Jim is a race traitor, letting down the European side and trying to lose himself in the Asian masses. And yet, by some iron law of imperial adventure stories, he instantly becomes leader of the village resistance, organizing them in ways they never could have done themselves. Even as a kid it seemed odd to me that The General and The Girl were not played by Asian actors. I was a little less sure this time: Eli Wallach is supposed to be Chinese or Malay, right? He speaks with a sort-of-accent, but there are other Euro villains in the story, so maybe he also is a renegade. Lovely Daliah Lavi (last seen in The Whip and the Body (1963) is supposed to be of mixed race, so casting can be flexible here. Misc notes: - The film seems over after the big battle, but we have another act with Gentleman Brown (James Mason) and his raiders.
- Brown appeals to Jim for racial solidarity and locals suggest "perhaps your conscience is colored by your skin".
- The villainy is overplayed, with Curt Jurgens particularly cartoon-like.
- Even as a kid I was struck by The General's lubricious wisdom when he exposes The Girl to Jim: "A woman can satisfy all your senses at the same time".
- Apocalypse Now, based on another Conrad novel, seems to quote the scene where Jim is first captured, bound and harangued by the deranged outsider.
- The ethical debate becomes talky.
- Some gamelon music on the score.
- It's been a long time since I read the book. I recall it as more matter-of-fact, less emotionally fraught.
Available on Sony DVD-R, dual layer. It's a soft image. No subtitles. Aspect ratio is 2.20. I only saw TV versions before; at 2h34m is this cut more complete?
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Post by politicidal on Aug 22, 2019 1:07:24 GMT
I recall David Lean was trying to adapt Nostromo for years. Not sure who'd be capable today. Maybe James Gray or Christopher Nolan.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 22, 2019 3:45:57 GMT
A good.
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Post by vegalyra on Aug 22, 2019 17:34:04 GMT
It's almost criminal that it hasn't been given the bluray treatment.
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