Post by kijii on Aug 7, 2019 6:14:24 GMT
Term of Trial (1962) / Peter Glenville
Viewed from DVD
This kitchen-sink-era movie, written and directed by Peter Glenville, introduced two new actors to feature film, Sarah Miles and Terence Stamp (both went on to receive Oscar nominations in other movies). The movie also features three other career Oscared performers: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, and Hugh Griffith.
Sarah Miles gives an outstanding performance in her film debut as a 15-year-old student, love struck by her kind and understanding teacher, Olivier.
Olivier and Signoret make for an unusual married couple, and one is often left wondering how or why they love each other at all. Their marital disagreements often seem almost explosive:
Anna (Simone Signoret): Attractive isn't she?
Graham Weir (Laurence Olivier): What do you want to say it in that silly voice for?
But, with just when we think their marriage can't stand another blow, they make up and survive for another day. Oliver often proclaims his love for Signoret, while one gets the feeling that she simply tolerates him (in spite of his weaknesses) since she has no one else to support her and no where else to go.
The movie seems to end with the trial of Olivier for the sexual molestation of his underage student. Miles... . But, then there are a couple ironic twists...
Viewed from DVD
This kitchen-sink-era movie, written and directed by Peter Glenville, introduced two new actors to feature film, Sarah Miles and Terence Stamp (both went on to receive Oscar nominations in other movies). The movie also features three other career Oscared performers: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, and Hugh Griffith.
Sarah Miles gives an outstanding performance in her film debut as a 15-year-old student, love struck by her kind and understanding teacher, Olivier.
Anna (Simone Signoret): Attractive isn't she?
Graham Weir (Laurence Olivier): What do you want to say it in that silly voice for?
But, with just when we think their marriage can't stand another blow, they make up and survive for another day. Oliver often proclaims his love for Signoret, while one gets the feeling that she simply tolerates him (in spite of his weaknesses) since she has no one else to support her and no where else to go.
The movie seems to end with the trial of Olivier for the sexual molestation of his underage student. Miles... . But, then there are a couple ironic twists...