Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, August 12, 2024

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Genre: Drama / Comedy
Directed by: Jon Avnet
Cast: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker
Time: 130 minutes

 


Evelyn Couch is a timid housewife living a life she considers pretty boring. While visiting her husband’s aunt in a nursing home, she strikes a conversation with an old woman named Ninny Threadgoode. The senior lady starts telling stories to Evelyn about people that were in her life in the past. Evelyn becomes so enthralled by these strangers’ lives that she comes out of her shell in her own life.

Resting on the shoulders of such a talented cast and of a very competent director, this film makes a for a very compelling tale about love, friendship, loss, racism and so many other topics. Everybody is pretty good here. Mary-Louise Parker’s southern accent threw me off a bit, but, otherwise, this was a good film.

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