Drama > R Drama > Depardieu, Gerard

1900

Advantages: just great!
Disadvantages: none

At the end of the 19th century some European scientists and academics saw that the evolution of man was at odds with the evolution of (western) civilization. As living conditions and medical care improved, more and more humans who might have died before passing on their genes were in fact living long enough to bear and raise children. These people then passed on the undesirable traits they possessed to their children, thus perpetuating a bloodline ...
...To sum it up, it was felt that 'inferior people reproduced more rapidly.' The philosophy of eugenics and race hygiene was based on the quest for the perfect, pure race, as represented in classical art. The movement gained a widespread acceptance in the xenophobic, empire-building West, and was rapidly incorporated into governmental policies in Europe and the US. Practically, eugenics could be applied in two ways: negative and positive. Positive eugenics ...

emzily777 02.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of 1900 (DVD)

Whoever Said The World Was Flat?

Advantages: Visually Stunning, Strong Characters, Excellent Sountrack
Disadvantages: Beginning Drawn Out

...upto the best standard. 1492 falls into the category of almost a masterpiece. 1492: Conquest Of Paradise was originally released at the cinema in 1992 to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the new world. It stars Gérard Depardieu in the starring role as Christopher Columbus. He is a simple man but a visionary who does not accept everything he is told to believe as the truth. The first thirty minutes of the film are about his ...
...to create a quicker trade route to India by sailing west. He encounters skepticism and the very real danger of being labeled a heretic. These are the days of the Inquisition and even the smallest thing could get you burned alive. Columbus is a charismatic person and uses it to his advantage with Queen Isobel, played by Sigourney Weaver (previously seen in Scott's Alien) whom he befriends. This makes him enemies in the Spanish court. Eventually, ...

sandyback75 20.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of 1492 - Conquest Of Paradise (DVD)

An Awfully Big Adventure

Advantages: Fantastic acting and an inspirational story of courage and true love
Disadvantages: I don't feel like being cynical today

Truffaut's penultimate film was the biggest commercial success of his career. This is due partly to the presence of two megastars in the form of Gerard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve, but the film's success was also helped by its cheery portrayal of the French spirit of Resistance in Occupied Paris during the Second World War. Such a spirit may or may not be entirely fictional, but the film still delivers a rousing tribute to the human condition ...
...Jewish husband in the basement for two years. Who better to portray this embodiment of French Resistance than Deneuve who, in addition to being stunning, was at one time France's official face of Marianne, the spirit of the 1789 Revolution? Anyway, the film avoids all the angst involved in films about the Holocaust, and instead tells how the hidden director, Lukas Steiner, regains control of his theatre in hiding, secretly directing his play from ...

Olly_Plimsoll 28.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Last Metro (Subtitled) (Wide Screen) (DVD)

Hamlet film

Advantages: great story, with great actors
Disadvantages: need to know the background of the story and a bit of old english

I think Kenneth brannagh is the best 'Hamlet' since Mel Gibson, he is very funny, interesting and weird in this production. With Kate winslet as his girlfiend, they both make a good pair as they both turn mad...(not to give the plot away) i would recommend this version to anyone who needs to watch 'hamlet' for school use, private use or any other purpose.... Although every version has a different way of portraying hamlet's character, in my opinion, ...
...is in old english, you should know the background of the story and a bit of old english, otherwise it is easy to understand. I believe it is one of Shakespeare's best plays. It also sticks to the original play very well but in alot of ways it is better. Also, nominated for 4 oscars so then you know its good!! ...

pleasedtohelp 21.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Hamlet (DVD)

French Folies

Advantages: Better than Hollywood
Disadvantages: Unimaginative

...trois with a difference. Nathalie is actually about as French a film as you can get if stereotypes is what you are after. I half expected Depardieu (a modern French icon if ever there was one) to come in with a beret and stripey shirt munching on garlic with a baguette under his arm and whipping out the odd Gitanes or Gauloises. Yes, it is that type of movie. Are the French only interested in sex? You could be forgiven for thinking so from this ...
...three main characters – Depardieu his wife Fanny Ardant and younger friend Beart – seem to have nothing else on THEIR minds. I was reminded of the old Monty Python sex-education classroom sketch where John Cleese (as the teacher) comes in and says “Sex, sex, sex, sex”. The two popular French female archetypes – older woman and young seductress – are played here respectively by Ardant and Beart. Together and separately they weave a web around the ...

JoePoirot 05.08.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Nathalie (Subtitled) (DVD)