{"id":46162,"date":"2019-12-12T16:59:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T23:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46162"},"modified":"2021-01-18T18:10:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T01:10:33","slug":"tamarind-seed-the-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46162","title":{"rendered":"Tamarind Seed, The (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There is no force outside this world which gives justice to the weak.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Poster.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the Cold War, a British Home Office employee (Julie Andrews) falls for a Russian attache (Omar Sharif) while vacationing in Barbados, but refuses to become romantically involved. Is Sharif being truthful when he tells her he&#8217;s become disillusioned with the Soviet Union &#8212; or is Andrews&#8217; superior (Anthony Quayle) correct in assuming he&#8217;s recruiting her to be a spy?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthony Quayle Films<\/li>\n<li>Blake Edwards Films<\/li>\n<li>Cold War<\/li>\n<li>Julie Andrews Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Omar Sharif Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJulie Andrews cracks nary a smile (and certainly not a song) in this somber but reasonably engaging romantic drama &#8212; directed by Blake Edwards, whose screenplay was adapted from a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evelyn_Anthony\">1971 novel by Evelyn Anthony<\/a> &#8212; about uncertain loyalties and chronic distrust during the Cold War. The production design and cinematography (with fine on-location shooting in Barbados, Paris, and England) are solid, and John Barry&#8217;s score adds tension at key moments. Unfortunately, the tentative romance itself takes too long to fully spark; Andrews is right to be skeptical but &#8212; oddly &#8212; comes across as a bit too reserved and pragmatic. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3-1024x499.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"312\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3-1536x748.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3-554x270.png 554w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography3.png 1739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Much more exciting are behind-the scenes tensions involving a closeted gay diplomat (Dan O&#8217;Herlihy) whose wife (Sylvia Syms, giving an emotionally charged performance) discovers evidence of deception; it&#8217;s too bad their story isn&#8217;t front and center. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maurice Binder&#8217;s creative opening credits<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Opening-Credits.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Opening-Credits-1024x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Opening-Credits-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Opening-Credits-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Opening-Credits-128x60.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Opening-Credits-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Opening-Credits-1536x719.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Opening-Credits.png 1753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine production design<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still-1024x497.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"311\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still-1536x746.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still.png 1757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still2-1024x472.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"295\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still2-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still2-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still2-128x59.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still2-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still2-1536x708.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Still2.png 1755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sylvia Syms as Margaret<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Syms.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Syms-1024x491.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"307\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Syms-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Syms-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Syms-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Syms-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Syms-1536x737.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Syms.png 1749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Freddie Young&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography-1024x484.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"303\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography-128x60.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography-1536x726.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Tamarind-Seed-Cinematography.png 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Barry&#8217;s score <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, which makes sense.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072253\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1974\/07\/12\/archives\/screen-the-tamarind-seed-arrivesthe-cast.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=9404&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There is no force outside this world which gives justice to the weak.&#8221; Synopsis: During the Cold War, a British Home Office employee (Julie Andrews) falls for a Russian attache (Omar Sharif) while vacationing in Barbados, but refuses to become romantically involved. Is Sharif being truthful when he tells her he&#8217;s become disillusioned with the Soviet Union &#8212; or is Andrews&#8217; superior (Anthony Quayle) correct in assuming he&#8217;s recruiting her to be a spy? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anthony&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46162\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46162"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64287,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46162\/revisions\/64287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}