Saturday, November 26, 2011
First Lines: John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga
Those priviliged to be present at a family festival of the Forsytes have seen that charming and instructive sight - an upper middle-class family in full plumage.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Rain Man (1988)
A selfish yuppie's father leaves a fortune to his savant and autistic brother.
Entertaining and well played comedy of redemption without any real depth.
First Lines: Sigmund Freud - Civilization and Its Discontents
It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurment - that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
A Dangerous Method (2011)
A look at the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud and the woman between them, Sabina Spielrein.
Masterfully subtle study of the complex imbalance between theory and reality.
The House Next Door (2002)
A newlywed couple move into their dream home only to find that their next door neighbor isn't as good-natured as they had initially thought.
Lackluster and under-developed stalker thriller.
