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, October 5, 2020

Sophie's Choice (1982)

 

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol 
Running time: 151 minutes

 


Based on the novel of the same name written by William Styron, this film is the story of Polish immigrant Zofia “Sophie” Zawistowski, who hides a dark wartime secret as she shares a boarding house in Brooklyn with her on-and-off aggressive boyfriend Nathan and Stingo, an aspiring actor who moved from the South to the big city to write.

Honestly, this movie bored me to sleep over and over. I really tried to get into it, as I am a fan of Meryl Streep and this is supposed to be a classic of hers, but it was to no use. The story evolved so slowly and dragged on for so long, and I never could care about the characters. I don’t know if it was the acting or the script, but I tuned out after a while.

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