“I’m your normal, tired, neurotic, polymorphously perverse teacher.”
Synopsis:
A sexually adventurous gay schoolteacher (Frank Ripploh) resists monogamy with his new partner (Bernd Broaderup).
Genres:
Character Studies
German Films
Homosexuality
Sexuality
Teachers
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this humorous cult film by German writer/director Frank Ripploh (who essentially plays himself) is a “self-indulgent”, “crudely made, disjointed, but intriguing autobiographical account.” Ripploh [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2007 by admin
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“She was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen…”
Synopsis:
A middle-aged composer (Dudley Moore) in a steady relationship with a singer (Julie Andrews) becomes obsessed with a beautiful young woman (Bo Derek) he spots through a car window.
Genres:
Blake Edwards Films
Composers
Midlife Crisis
Obsessive Love
Romantic Comedy
Response to Peary’s Review:
Although “10″ immediately evokes images of cornrowed sex goddess [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2007 by admin
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“There’s a giant on the beach!”
Synopsis:
When a sailor named Gulliver washes ashore on the island of Lilliput, he finds himself in the midst of a rivalry between the King of Lilliput and the King of Blefiscu.
Genres:
Animated Features
Literature Adaptation
Musicals
Rivalry
Royalty and Nobility
Review:
Gulliver’s Travels holds historical distinction as the first feature length animated film made by a [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2007 by admin
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“No jail can hold Terangi very long — if it has a window in it, he’ll fly away! If it has water around it, he’ll swim away!”
Synopsis:
A South Pacific native (Jon Hall) working as a sailor on a tall ship is unjustly jailed for hitting a white man; when he tries to escape, additional years [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2007 by admin
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“Man — lacking the will to understand other men — became like the beasts, and their way of life was his.”
Synopsis:
A safari leader (Cornel Wilde) in 1800s Africa is captured by a tribe, set loose with no clothing or weapons, and hunted by a group of warriors.
Genres:
Africa
Escape
Hunting
Survival
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2007 by admin
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“My face frightens me; my mask frightens me even more.”
Synopsis:
A renowned surgeon (Pierre Brasseur) hoping to graft a new face onto his injured daughter Christiane (Edith Scob) enlists the help of his loyal assistant (Alida Valli) in kidnapping unsuspecting young women with similar features.
Genres:
Disfigured Faces
Father and Child
French Films
Georges Franju Films
Horror
Kidnapping
Mad Doctors and Scientists
Plastic Surgery
Review:
Georges [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2007 by admin
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”I don’t like the way life is for the majority of us — I don’t say I can change it, but I can sing about it.”
Synopsis:
An anti-establishment punk singer (Hazel O’Connor) rises to fame and sells out.
Genres:
Aspiring Stars
Musicals
Musicians
Punk Rock
Response to Peary’s Review:
Breaking Glass tells the familiar story of an idealistic artist who discovers, lo [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2007 by admin
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“I’ve been on the docks all my life, boy, and there’s one thing I’ve learned — you don’t ask no questions, you don’t answer no questions.”
Synopsis:
A longshoreman (Marlon Brando) stands up to his corrupt union boss (Lee J. Cobb), against the advice of his brother (Rod Steiger).
Genres:
Character Arc
Corruption
Elia Kazan Films
Political Awakening
Romance
Siblings
Waterfront
Response to Peary’s Review:
I’m [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2007 by admin
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“If you make this trip successfully, you’ll be the most distinguished person in the world!”
Synopsis:
In 1980, a young man named J-21 (John Garrick) is unable to marry his girlfriend, LN-18 (Maureen O’Sullivan), because another man (Kenneth Thomson) has been voted a better candidate. In order to distinguish himself as worthy of LN-18’s hand, J-21 travels [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2007 by admin
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“When I was a kid, did you used to kiss me goodnight?”
Synopsis:
After her abusive boyfriend (Robert Webber) leaves her stranded in a small town without money, stage-show actress Lila Green (Joanne Woodward) stays with some acquaintances: a woman (Claire Trevor) she used to babysit for, and the woman’s grown son (Richard Beymer), who — despite [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2007 by admin
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