Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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The pink satin riding habit!
Oh, was that the deciding vote?
I'd give a slight edge to Glenn over Annette, but it's not a big difference and Annette is very, very good. And while I love Malkovich's intensity, Firth is a bit more credible. Henry Thomas and Meg Tilly and Fairuza v. Keeanu and Uma and Michelle...I mean, there really aren't any bad performances here. But Valmont does work beautifully. It's just a wee bit more human, though a little less hard edged in its brilliance.
And while I love Malkovich's intensity, Firth is a bit more credible.
And let us pause here to suffer profound envy of Scrappy who saw Alan Rickman (in his youth) on Broadway as Valmont.
I just can't buy Uma as a 14 year old. All of her scenes irked me. I like Close better as Merteuil and Firth as Valmont.
I liked Fabia Drake as the aunt better in Valmont.
No, the pink satin riding habit was NOT the deciding vote. (But whoo, is it pretty.)
And let us pause here to suffer profound envy of Scrappy who saw Alan Rickman (in his youth) on Broadway as Valmont.
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I'd give a slight edge to Glenn over Annette, but it's not a big difference and Annette is very, very good.
Flip the names and you have my vote. But I'm planning on watching Dangerous Liaisons next. (I'm on a big costume movie binge right now.)
(Which is different from my other costume movie binges. Shush.)
I actually bought Liaisons not long ago, because I love to look at it as much as the story, and it struck me it was something I should own.
The last scene with Close is so chilling and sad and *right*.
The last scene with Close is so chilling and sad and *right*.
Oooh, yes.
The last scene with Close is so chilling and sad and *right*.
So shattered, and it's that scene that makes me give her the edge.
Really it's a fascinating exercise in narrative choices because I think Valmont plays better throughout, but that scene pays off with a bigger emotional bolt.
I think Valmont plays better throughout, but that scene pays off with a bigger emotional bolt.
This is true. I still very slightly prefer Valmont, but nothing in it comes close to the emotional shock of the final scene of Liaisons.
I must interrupt briefly to say that Hot Tub Time Machine *completely* lives up to its title.
(Yes, that's a good thing. It's exactly the movie it promises to be.)
Still love Jeanne Moreau best of all.
IOadaptationN, I really liked the BBC's The 39 Steps. I haven't read the book, but it seemed like it was probably closer to the original than Hitchcock's (which I loved, but the MacGuffin made no sense).