| re: The Roundabout did it in 1982 | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 11:44 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 11:40 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
| In reply to: The Roundabout did it in 1982 - AlanScott 05:49 pm EST 12/21/22 | |
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| Thanks, Alan! I wouldn't call this film a comedy, other than that it ends SPOILER ALERT: on a hopeful note and ok, happily. SPOILER ENDING One of the aunts is quite funny in her sternness and bombast at times. But the film is rather compact at about 80 minutes, and it builds, and yes, it gives all the characters, including those a bit less germane to the main characters some moments of their own. The film builds so that during the film's final 20 minutes or so things do come to a head rather quickly and revelations spill out. I found it fascinating, and frankly, watched the last 20 minutes of it again today, having recorded it yesterday as I watched it. It looks like the play's cast didn't make much of a positive impact on Frank Rich, who wrote well and had very specific kinds of things he liked. He could also meticulously and savagely tear things apart. The other critic seemed to enjoy that production. But the cast of the film, including a quite beautiful Margaret Leighton, who I really hadn't seen much of her film work, really registered strongly and positively with me. My Canadian friend recommended it to me, as he mentioned it was shown quite frequently over the years in Canada, but I understand it's been pretty rarely shown here in this country. I thought it was a well-acted family drama at Christmas which seemed realistic and brought out the kinds of things that real families experience at such a gathering. Not to say that I don't love many of the usual holiday fantasy, musical and comedy stalwarts, but this was a good family drama set during the holidays dealing with how the religious profession of the father had actually been a block to real communications with his children and what happens when real conversations finally happen within this family. |
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