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I never think about any guy in terms of dating them, so I can simply appreciate Dreyfus solely as an actor.
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Mr and Mrs. Bridge if from 1990 October Sky is great (though they took some liberties with the real story).80s: Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
99s: October Sky
Oh, yeah!
I also have a very soft spot for Mr. Holland's Opus, The American President, & Hans Christian Andersen. I don't know if they are necessarily underappreciated or not.
I could watch that movie over and over again, and never tire of it. It brought tears to my eyes when Mr. Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) sang Beautiful Boy by John Lennon to his son, Cole. This to me was one of those unforgettable moments.
Men At Work - Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez as garbage men. I saw it in the theater with my sister and we were laughing hysterically and the rest of the theater was crickets, so it's probably not for everyone, but I love it.
My under-appreciated movie is Conversations with Other Women (the split screen version, NOT the single screen version). Strangers (no names, just Woman and Man, played by Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart) meet and flirt at a wedding; as the night progresses it appears they might not be strangers at all.
Loved THE BOOK THIEF.
my 6 yo gradson and I love THE MONUMENTS MEN
And THE LADY IN GOLD Outstanding performance and a beautiful use of past and present.
SAVING SARAH CAIN Well told story of a woman whose sister became Amish. Sister dies and Sarah is guardian of 6 Amish kids
And new favorite SIX. FEET OF APART. The woman who plays the lead is fascinating. It is about teens with cystic fibrosis. Two fall in love. If she catches his strain she will die.
Oh and one more...horses of course. ROCK MY HEART. About a teen with a debilitating heart condition and a horse she finds who will not let anyone near him but her. I was 30 some minutes into the movie before I noticed it was dubbed
Have you seen Certified Copy? That's Kiarostami's first non-Iranian movie (I think), with Juliette Binoche and an opera singer in his first acting role (again, iirc) in a similar sounding scenario - at first they seem to be strangers and then suddenly they are behaving like husband and wife. It took awhile to win me over (I typed "run me over" at first! I'm multi-tasking right now) but I ended up really liking it.
That's the movie that sparked my lifelong love of Beethoven's 7th Symphony.
I love the movie so much (hey, I'm a retired teacher so I can really relate to it). I bought the soundtrack & the score to it. I've always loved Beethoven's music, and the 7th symphony is also in The King's Speech!
I love the movie so much (hey, I'm a retired teacher so I can really relate to it). I bought the soundtrack & the score to it. I've always loved Beethoven's music, and the 7th symphony is also in The King's Speech!
I'm not familiar with the 7th. Is it his opus?
You guys have interested me in seeing Contact!
One of the rare if not the only instance where I preferred the movie adaptation to the book. The acting from the whole cast is so accurate to the mood of the piece. Norton and Watts manage to give so much texture and depth to their relationship.The Painted Veil--remarkable performances and cinematography. Tragic romance--the best (fictional) kind.
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Here is the scene regarding Mr. Holland and Beethoven's 7th Symphony. It wasn't the original score, but they made use of several songs and classical music through the decades that were portrayed in the movie.
Mr. Holland's Opus - Beethoven's 7th scene
Another one I might mention would be The Age of Innocence. I felt like it was sort of underappreciated at the time it was released. The characters in this film are still very memorable in my mind, as played by Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Loved it!
THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN. And I have still not forgiven the Academy for not overlooking Debbie Reynolds in favor of Julie Andrews (who is my absolute favorite.) for "her multilayered, emotional, deep performance of Mary Poppins" From Carrie Fisher "Wishful Drinking".
Not that I hold a grudge............but I have NEVER watched the Academy Awards since.
BTW - Carrie's one woman show "Wishful Drinking" really, really great! (Amazon or HBO)