{"id":95539,"date":"2024-04-04T22:46:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T05:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95539"},"modified":"2024-06-14T23:49:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T06:49:45","slug":"lord-jim-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95539","title":{"rendered":"Lord Jim (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;No white man hides himself in the wilderness without a reason.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-95540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Poster.png 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter a young merchant seaman (Peter O&#8217;Toole) abandons his ship during a storm, he tries to rectify his shame by drifting around the South Seas, soon befriending the owner (Paul Lukas) of a cargo ship and agreeing to help a local town leader in an uprising against a warlord known as The General (Eli Wallach). Eventually he falls in love with a native girl (Daliah Lavi) and attempts to live a happy life with her &#8212; but the arrival of a ruthless pirate (James Mason) forces him to make difficult choices.\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>Akim Tamaroff Films<\/li>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Curt Jurgens Films<\/li>\n<li>Eli Wallach Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Jack Hawkins Films<\/li>\n<li>James Mason Films<\/li>\n<li>Paul Lukas Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter O&#8217;Toole Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Brooks Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Brooks wrote and directed this adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_Jim\">Joseph Conrad&#8217;s 1900 novel of the same name<\/a>, based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS_Jeddah\">a real-life incident involving Muslim Indonesians on a seabound pilgrimage to Mecca<\/a>. It received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1965\/02\/26\/archives\/screen-conrads-lord-jim-arrivespeter-otoole-stars-in-brooks-version.html\">some negative reviews upon release<\/a>, and unfortunately, I can see why. Though Freddie Young&#8217;s cinematography is as beautiful as always: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Sampans.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Sampans-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Sampans-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Sampans-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Sampans-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Sampans-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Sampans-600x270.png 600w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Sampans.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and O&#8217;Toole is effectively earnest as a young man wracked with guilt for his decision during a time of crisis: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lord-Jim-Guilt.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lord-Jim-Guilt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1286\" height=\"585\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-95578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lord-Jim-Guilt.png 1286w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lord-Jim-Guilt-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lord-Jim-Guilt-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lord-Jim-Guilt-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lord-Jim-Guilt-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lord-Jim-Guilt-594x270.png 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the rest of the plot simply plays like a standard tale of a White man attempting to lose himself in foreign lands with a beautiful native girl (while getting inextricably caught up in local politics). The eventual appearance of James Mason&#8217;s &#8220;Gentleman Brown&#8221; is a welcome plot turn, but the storyline as a whole fails to compel. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Lukas as Stein<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Lukas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Lukas-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Lukas-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Lukas-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Lukas-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Lukas-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Lukas-599x270.png 599w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Lukas.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Mason as Gentleman Brown<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Mason.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Mason-1024x459.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"287\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Mason-1024x459.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Mason-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Mason-128x57.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Mason-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Mason-604x270.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Mason.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Freddie Young&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Still-1024x467.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"292\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Still-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Still-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Still-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Still-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Still-591x270.png 591w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lord-Jim-Still.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though fans of the stars and\/or Richard Brooks will likely be curious to check it out.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059399\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/review\/12040\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/lord-jim\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;No white man hides himself in the wilderness without a reason.&#8221; Synopsis: After a young merchant seaman (Peter O&#8217;Toole) abandons his ship during a storm, he tries to rectify his shame by drifting around the South Seas, soon befriending the owner (Paul Lukas) of a cargo ship and agreeing to help a local town leader in an uprising against a warlord known as The General (Eli Wallach). Eventually he falls in love with a native girl (Daliah Lavi) and attempts&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95539\"> 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-95539","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\/95539","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=95539"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97839,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95539\/revisions\/97839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}