Lyssa humana: Hedy Lamarr

Thursday, May 2, 2024

The Movies I Watched in April

Ai no shinsekai 1994 6/10

Ang-ma-reul bo-at-da 2010 6/10

The Battle of the River Plate 1956 6/10

But I'm a Cheerleader 1999 6/10

El caso Asunta 2024 6/10

A Canterbury Tale 1944 6/10

Come Live With Me 1941 7/10

Dekalog 1989 8/10

The FBI Story 1959 6/10

49th Parallel 1941 7/10

Gilda 1946 7/10

The Holdovers 2023 7/10

I Know Where I'm Going! 1945 7/10

Ill Met by Moonlight 1957 6/10

Immaculate 2024 6/10

Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom 2008 6/10

K 1954 7/10

Kafka 2024 7/10

Perfect Days 2023 7/10

Raid on Rommel 1071 5/10

Rebel Moon - Part two: The Scargiver 2024 5/10

Red Eye 2005 6/10

Retour à Séoul 2022 7/10

Ripley 2024 8/10

Scoop 2024 6/10

Wir waren in der AfD - Aussteiger berichten 2024 6/10

Young Man With a Horn 1950 6/10

Zhuang si le yi zhi yang 2018 7/10

Zombi Child 2019 6/10

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Samson and Delilah (1949)

When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.

Archetypal DeMille biblical spectacle as usual simplifies its source's tale to a child-friendly level, but offers colorful entertainment and some memorable scenes, and there's a subliminal undertone in the love-hate relationship between Samson and Delilah, which is irritating and fascinating; Hedy Lamarr makes it work.

Halliwell (no star): "Absurd biblical hokum, stodgily narrated and directed, monotonously photographed and edited, and notable only for the 30-second destruction of the temple at the end."

Maltin***: "With expected DeMille touches, this remains a tremendously entertaining film. Mature is surprisingly good as Samson, though his famous fight with lion is hopelessly phony; also difficult to swallow idea of Angela Lansbury being Lamarr's older sister. Sanders supplies the biggest surprise by underplaying his role as the Saran."