Regie:
Richard AttenboroughScenario:
Peter WoodwardCamera:
Roger PrattMuziek:
Jeff DannaActeurs:
Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton, Gregory Smith, Brenda Fricker, Pete Postlethwaite, Neve Campbell, Allan Gildea, John Kavanagh (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
In 1943 geeft een stervende schutter van een neergeschoten Amerikaans gevechtsvliegtuig een ring aan een man met de opdracht om de ring terug te brengen naar zijn vriendin. Vijftig jaar later vindt een andere man de ring en besluit om de vriendin op te zoeken en zo de geschiedenis van de rind te achterhalen. (A-Film Benelux)
Recensie (2)
A story written with admirable precision and, above all, directed with admirable precision, in which in the end there was not a single character and not a single extra scene. It's hard to find the right words. The performances of all the actors were perfect, the script was so incredible and yet so ordinary at the same time, every minute of the film revealed a new piece of the big puzzle, the ending was touching but also not cheap... Bravo. The interplay between Shirley McLaine and Christopher Plummer was a joy to behold, as was the creation of my favorite Pete Postlethwaite.
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Too much sentimentality on a too cliché topic. Even though the old school Richard Attenborough often uses high-quality ingredients (actors, a skillfully interwoven and fitting plot), I can't help but feel that it was too tearful, unexciting, and above all, unjustified. An unusually old-fashioned film that doesn't have much chance of appealing to a wider audience today. Unfortunately, even the tinkling of the romantic string didn't sit well with me, and it seemed a bit more cumbersome than necessary. Maybe the director should retire after all. It was very noticeable.
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