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The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
Wonderful, takes me back in time
There is an absurdly wonderful quality to this quiet little piece. To call it a straightforward romance is ridiculous! It's weirder than that, and just terrific. Rent it on a snowy Saturday and curl up with a bag of cashews to watch one of the oddest little gems. Eric Roberts is wonderful, and although Greta Scacchi isn't quite as memorable here, there's a shot of her unclothed from the back
when the air is filled with feathers that is.
Mesmer (1994)
Worth seeing for the glass armonica!
Rickman saves the film. What can you say about a visually elegant, period piece with an unworthy script? It's a shame, because the glass armonica (a Ben Franklin invention) is authentic-looking and sounds eerily lovely. This film is worth renting just for that feature! I saw an armonica player at Colonial Williamsburg and was -- er -- mesmerized. It's a long, glass instrument that is played by spinning it in water. Hard to explain but so haunting, you'll never forget it. Also, there's a compelling scene when Mesmer leads a group of the lame and blind in a circle, so full of hope, and yet so very lost. Rickman looks wonderful whirling about in all those natty cloaks. He's the perfect Mesmer, in search of a script worthy of his gifts.