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Post by mlm828 on Jan 19, 2006 22:23:59 GMT -5
I can't resist another picture. I don't think it gives anything away.  |
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Post by mlm828 on Jan 19, 2006 23:04:05 GMT -5
When looking for suitable pictures to post, I came across this one of Todd Jackson and the "Fuzhou Road" streetcar:  Then I remembered that, at the end of the Pilot, Jim and Karen stop to talk in front of the "Fuzhou Supermarket":  I have now officially lost my mind. . . .  |
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Post by maggiethecat on Jan 20, 2006 0:47:00 GMT -5
Thanks, mlm88, for that gorgeous picture of Rafe Fiennes . . . but did he get that shirt from the Tom Selway Collection?!  |
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Post by inuvik on Mar 6, 2006 16:35:06 GMT -5
Canada's biggest theatre chain, Cineplex Odeon, is listing this in the Coming Soon section as opening on Feb. 24. So, if it's going into wide release in mainstream theatres in Canada, surely it will be in the States too. Good news then--it hopefully won't just do independent, art house theatres that are only available in big cities. ;D Well, Odeon no longer lists it. But--persistence pays off! I e-mailed all my local independent and art house theatres (yes I live in a big city), and asked/begged/requested the movie. I see one of the local art house cinema websites says it is opening March 31. Would it have come anyway? Who knows. But I like to think that I may have helped! |
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Post by mlm828 on Mar 25, 2006 19:51:58 GMT -5
If you didn't get to see it on the big screen, The White Countess will be released on DVD on May 16, 2006, according to amazon.com.
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Post by inuvik on Mar 31, 2006 16:28:26 GMT -5
It's here! It's here! Dance of joy!
Unfortunately I have plans Fri-Sun evenings, so I hope it will stay one more week--things usually do. I hope to see it Sat. April. 8. Am I ever glad I e-mailed all my local indie theatres!
MLM, finally you won't be the only one who has seen it!!
I must e-mail the theatre now to thank them for bringing it in.
Hooray!
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Post by Dreamfire on Apr 1, 2006 1:36:36 GMT -5
I jusat got back from seeing "brokebck mountain" and they had ads for "the White COuntess" - so I guess we will see ithere in Australia in the next 3 - 6 months.
In the trainer you cannot see that the lead character is blind, there is not mentionin the voice over - Is this because it is not overly important inthe movie? Of for other reasons I wonder?
Natascha
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Post by mlm828 on Apr 1, 2006 2:52:36 GMT -5
In the trainer you cannot see that the lead character is blind, there is not mentionin the voice over - Is this because it is not overly important inthe movie? Of for other reasons I wonder? Natascha I think the trailer gave you a pretty accurate impression. The movie is about a character who is blind, but it's about much more than his blindness -- his whole history, the history of Natasha Richardson's character, the evolution of their relationship, her family situation, the political turmoil of the times (from which the bar, "The White Countess" is a refuge), and more. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. |
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Post by Dreamfire on Apr 2, 2006 2:23:22 GMT -5
I will go see it as soon as it arrives. COUld be a while though, we tend to get trailers millions of years before actuall movies, ( OK I am exaggerating a little)
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Post by inuvik on Apr 9, 2006 14:55:26 GMT -5
I saw it last night and am still in a swoon over Ralph.  This is a really good movie, but I wouldn't call it great. I don't think it's up to the standard of other Merchant/Ivory films. That still sets it far above most typical Hollywood fare though. I also really feel in love with Jackson, Ralph's character, even more than Jim Dunbar (blasphemy, I know! Sorry). Jackson was just such a combination of refined elegance and deep, abiding sadness, really bringing out the pathos. I really felt for him! What a tragic, deep character he was. MLM, I was specifically looking, but didn't see the scene where Jackson is horribly dressed and walking in front of the streetcar. I think it must have wound up on the cutting room floor, but they kept the screencap. Did you see it in the movie? One thing I would advise, before you rent it or see it in the theatres, is to refresh yourself on what was going on in the late 30's just before the war, in China and Russia. It is a very historical film and you'll get more out of it that way. My friend helped me with Russia, and I helped her with the China bit, so between us we had all the knowledge we needed. Very, very good movie. And so much more to Jackson than just his blindness. And the Countess is also a tragic figure, Natasha Richardson is very good in this role. |
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Post by Dreamfire on May 10, 2006 23:33:37 GMT -5
HI, I just got back from seeing "The White Countess".
A beautifully smooth film showing us a small piece of a fairly historic time, enough of a slice to remind us that in time of Big Upheaval for societies and communities there are individual stories behind each person living through it and each one is as complex as were care to delve in.
I thought Ralf did do a particularly fine performance. And partially I credit that to the direction and the fact that makinga film like this allows the time to smooth out a performance and to ensure all the edges meet. Whereas the shoot time for a 45 minute episode is neccessarily more rushed and "seat of the pants".
I have a bias against drunks that keeps this charcter off the very top of my characters to fall in love with list, so Jim Dunbar still holds his number 1 spot.
I thought Natasha Richardson was very convincing, so strong and protective and such a leader though she did not realise it - and oh what a horrible horrible sister in law and aunt she had! Oh they were wickedf beyond redemption!
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Post by bjobsessed on May 11, 2006 0:12:05 GMT -5
This movie never came to my area, but it's out on dvd next week. I can't wait to see it. It'll be the first thing I do on Tuesday. You guys make it sound so good.
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Post by inuvik on May 11, 2006 12:22:43 GMT -5
I have a bias against drunks that keeps this charcter off the very top of my characters to fall in love with list, so Jim Dunbar still holds his number 1 spot. I liked Ralph's character better because I just felt so much compassion for him. I thought his character was very well fleshed out for a two hour movie. Such a sad and broken man. Plus--dare I say it?--Ralph's sexier (to me!!!).  |
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Post by Dreamfire on May 11, 2006 19:46:24 GMT -5
Cool! I am happy about that because , if we ever get abducted by aliens and Ralf and Ron are abducted too and we are the ONLY women there, we at least know how we are going handle that! (Don't take offense I am playing and having fun!)
I like the dual nature of Jim Dunbar. Very instense and serious and then cracking goofy jokes. He has the best smile - I feel that if BJ had continued he would have lightened up as he regained his esteem and got more comfortable withhis new boundaries.
Both actors play their characters blindness beautifully. Ralf utilises the time to settle in and build up his repetoire of the mannerisms of his blindess as one can in a film shoot with each scene under a microscope for continuity, and nuance.
Ron surprised us with an amazingly poignant mannerism everynow and then that wows me. Like the jump, withdrawal and freeze in Leap of Faith when Doyle touches Jim's hand on the table. Or that moment when Marty throws the papers on the desk and Tom is holding him back and you Jim is frozen trying to assess the likelihood of having to stand and defend himself. Oh don't get me started!
Oh and the one in Up on the roof when Galloway pushes him and he get's lost for the right words, hands in the air, open and as vulnerable as we ever see him. ahhh,,,
'scuse me , ah yes, ( clears throat and speaks in deep voice) damn fine actors the both of them.
natascha ;D
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