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Walkabout (1971)
A Land of Lost Content
The film to me signified loss, the loss of innocence, freedom and magic at the heart of the life of children. The film is truly beautiful and contrasts between the cold concrete world of adults and Western society against the natural world and spontaneity of the life of children. Housmans Poem "into my heart an air that chills from far yon country blows" offers an insight into that lost world, the door may sometimes seem ajar but it is truly shut. The scene where Agutter's mind wanders off as her husband talks to her in their flat and we see her mind's eye remembering her time in the outback with her Auborigine rescuer and her younger brother are truly heartbreaking as she realises that she can never return to the land of lost content the happy highways where she went but cannot come again
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Opulence and European Chic
I loved this film, the opulence and wonderful European locations. A film that is truly atmospheric and very special. A cast of excellent actors, Depp, Langella and Olin to name just three, certainly not a mainstream film that was going to break any box office records but a good psychologically addictive film exploring the occult. If history, books and the darker side of human nature interest you then you will find this film fascinating. Depp plays the part of a very focused, self serving and amoral loner hired by the owner of a book said to be co written by the Devil himself. Depp is to trace the authenticity of the only two remaining books thought to possibly be copies, held in private book collections in France and Portugal. Well worth watching
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Good direction from Spielburg and wonderful writing from Stoppard
Empire of the Sun I watched this again for the second time at the weekend a wonderful enriching film. Christain Bale's Jim is distinctly unlikeable a spoilt brat who when separated from his parent's and placed in an internment camp becomes a class one survivor and all of his hither-to hidden qualities emerge and flourish. The two most memorable scenes for me are when he looks at Basie (Malkovich) sat in the puddle of water after his Japanese friend has been murdered. In that scene Jim sees Basie for what he truly is enabling Jim to move on and seek his own rescue. The second very moving scene is when Jim's parents turn up to claim Jim amidst all the other lost children being reunited. Jim stands alone neither looking to the right nor to the left unable to move or seemingly to show any emotion, his mother can be seen standing at a distance and she has recognised Jim and moves towards him, very emotive. The film I believe is one of Spielburg's best although the critics slammed it at the time of its release. It also benefits greatly from having Tom Stoppard as screen writer a very gifted and talented man.