Post by spiderwort on Jun 8, 2019 1:24:07 GMT
Hi, Petrolino.
Yes, there are two Larry Peerce films that I love and which I also think are exceptional.
First and foremost, One Potato, Two Potato (1964). It's one of the most powerful, haunting, and beautiful films about racism I've ever seen, with a truly remarkable performance by Barbara Barrie (she should at least have received an Oscar nomination for that; shame on them). Oh, what a beauty that film is.
I also really admire The Incident (1967), a gritty, powerful story of young ruffians causing trouble for a black couple one night on a New York subway, with terrific performances by Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, and Ruby Dee.
Peerce was clearly a director who was very good with actors. Unfortunately, he never had the best options in terms of material in his career and ended up doing a lot mediocre films, and then quite a bit of television. I always thought he was better than that and regretted that we didn't have a chance to see him realize his full potential.
Yes, there are two Larry Peerce films that I love and which I also think are exceptional.
First and foremost, One Potato, Two Potato (1964). It's one of the most powerful, haunting, and beautiful films about racism I've ever seen, with a truly remarkable performance by Barbara Barrie (she should at least have received an Oscar nomination for that; shame on them). Oh, what a beauty that film is.
I also really admire The Incident (1967), a gritty, powerful story of young ruffians causing trouble for a black couple one night on a New York subway, with terrific performances by Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, and Ruby Dee.
Peerce was clearly a director who was very good with actors. Unfortunately, he never had the best options in terms of material in his career and ended up doing a lot mediocre films, and then quite a bit of television. I always thought he was better than that and regretted that we didn't have a chance to see him realize his full potential.