Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Cinema Cycle - The Dresser


CINEMA CYCLE
(Cardio Workout And Reviewing Movies At The Same Time)

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DATE REVIEWED: 08/02/2017

TITLE:. The Dresser

FORMAT: Laserdisc

TIME RIDDEN / FILM LENGTH: 1 hour 59 minutes

DISTANCE RIDDEN WHILE VIEWING: 26.4 miles

TOTAL CINEMA MILES LOGGED: 7191.3 miles

SYNOPSIS: The relationship of a brilliant actor with dementia and his assistant are chronicled during a performance of King Lear.

CONCEPT IN RELATION TO THE VIEWER: The relationships that we form, that often times are dysfunctional yet also necessary.

PROS AND CONS:  This is a good film.  It is an actors film, where 90% of the action takes place in the form of dialog between Albert Finney and Tom Courtney.  

The film can get a bit long in sections where Finney has several of his mad / breakdown scenes.  However, his performance along with that of Courtney is astounding.  

An interesting aspect of the film is that it takes you backstage at a theater performance in 1940s England, and the things that they had to do in order to put on a performance are amazing.


To read an overview of this project, check out this status posting.  

This film is a part of my LaserDisc Collection.

Clicking on the title will take you to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) entry for this film. 

This film was viewed while exercising on my recumbent cycle.  A summary of my time spent working out on my journey through movie-land can be found on Strava.com.

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