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This is definitely is a re-make that should never have been made. A harsh comment perhaps, but the nevertheless true.
The production is less than average for a producer of such status as Carlo Ponti (husband of Sophia Loren). The scipt is dull by any stretch of the imagination, completely ruining Noel Coward's original story, so wonderfully captured in the 1945 Black & White original. The acting is well below standard for such a skilled thesbian as Richard Burton, who on more than one occassion appeared to be worse-the-wear from drink in front of the camera.
In conclusion: The film, unsuccessfully made in colour, fails miserably to capture the atmosphere of the original production starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. How a cinema audience is supposed to be captivated by the 'comings and goings' of Southern Railway electric trains, filmed possibly in Surrey or Hampshire, in contrast to the dramatic night scenes shot at Carnforth railway station with masses of steam and smoke, and express trains roaring through the station lit superbly by the film crew, is beyond belief.
For the life of me, I cannot imagine how an actor of the stature of Richard Burton ever came to be associated with such a 'damp-squid' is beyond belief.
I could only recommend this film solely to fans of Sophia Loren, as it has nothing else going for it whatsoever.
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08.07.2007 22:48
The mood of the railways of the day was well captured at Carnforth which is now but a parody of what it once was..Baz