{"id":48,"date":"2006-03-08T12:09:22","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T19:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48"},"modified":"2021-12-26T00:49:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T07:49:13","slug":"last-embrace-the-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48","title":{"rendered":"Last Embrace (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m afraid of what&#8217;ll happen if I stay.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Poster-1-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Poster-1-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Poster-1-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Poster-1-177x270.jpg 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Poster-1.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile recovering from his wife&#8217;s accidental death, a CIA agent (Roy Scheider) believes someone is out to eliminate him.  He receives mysterious notes in Aramaic, is trailed by his brother-in-law (Charles Napier), and befriends a mousy young woman (Janet Margolin) whose grandmother worked in a Jewish brothel run by Hannan&#8217;s ancestors.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Janet Margolin Films<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Demme Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No One Believes Me!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Roy Scheider Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this Jonathan Demme thriller is a &#8220;shaky contribution&#8221; to the ever-growing list of &#8220;suspense films in the Hitchcock mold.&#8221; With that said, <em>The Last Embrace<\/em> is interesting and enjoyable on its own merits: it possesses a unique and &#8220;extremely interesting&#8221; premise, an &#8220;abundance of Hitchcockian touches and characters&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Still3.png 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; a score by Miklos Rosza that &#8220;reminds one of Bernard Herrmann&#8221;, and unusual characters &#8212; particularly Janet Margolin as Ellie, a &#8220;smart but neurotic college student&#8221; whose sweet nature belies any number of possible alter egos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Janet Margolin as Scheider&#8217;s unanticipated roommate<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Scheider-Margolin.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charles Napier as Scheider&#8217;s dead wife&#8217;s brother<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Napier2.png 1761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography and location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location-474x270.png 474w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Last-Embrace-Location.png 1751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo.  This is a fun thriller, but not essential viewing.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0079437\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/qwipster.net\/lastemebrace.htm\">Qwipster&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m afraid of what&#8217;ll happen if I stay.&#8221; Synopsis: While recovering from his wife&#8217;s accidental death, a CIA agent (Roy Scheider) believes someone is out to eliminate him. He receives mysterious notes in Aramaic, is trailed by his brother-in-law (Charles Napier), and befriends a mousy young woman (Janet Margolin) whose grandmother worked in a Jewish brothel run by Hannan&#8217;s ancestors. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Janet Margolin Films Jonathan Demme Films Mistaken or Hidden Identities &#8220;No One Believes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48\"> 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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48","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=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79249,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions\/79249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}