Advantages: A much need reminder for the conscience Disadvantages: None
...film completely in error. As an avid fan of Alastair Sim, I had expected 'An Inspector Calls' to be a light-hearted, if a little quirky, crime comedy in the same ilk as 'School for Scoundrels' or 'The Green Man'.
It is, however, nothing quite so frivolous.
Instead, it is a damning indictment of the human condition.
As the wealthy, mill-owning Birling family retire to the drawing room after dinner, their peace is rudely interrupted by a knock at ... ...from the police, must be an imposter. And as such, they begin to rationalise and excuse their behaviours toward the girl which had started to trouble them so much. They burst into the study to confront Goole, only to find that he has impossibly disappeared.
Falling quickly back into the own sense of righteous moral superiority, they are about to retire for the night when there is a knock at the door ..
Set in 1912, and shot in 1954, it may ...
GUMMO1471 04.10.2005
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Advantages: Superb story, great dramatisation Disadvantages: Just that it ends
...just the simple tale of an investigation, because it looks at class differences and the way that people of a lower class are treated. Inspector Goole is played by the brilliant Alastair Sim, who I remember primarily from the St Trinian's films. This role is anything but funny and in fact is perfect for Hallowe'en - although purportedly a police officer, there is something very creepy about the way that he seems to know everything about everyone. ... ...to be a doormat. Wenham, an actress with whom I am not familiar, does Eva proud; it is clear that she is suffering, but refuses to accept charity or defeat...until the last moment that is. Of the others, there are two performances that stood out for me. One is Olga Lindo as Sybil Birling, a woman who is proud of her status and much too proud to think of the feelings of the lower classes. Her behaviour is reprehensible and utterly convincing - I wanted ...
sunmeilan 03.11.2007
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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