Gustav Klimt’s most famous painting – so famous it’s a postcard! – was taken from its Jewish owners by the Nazis and wound up in a Vienna museum after World War II. Woman In Gold was also a portrait of Maria Altman’s Aunt Adele. She wanted it back so she sued the government to reclaim […]
Tag: BBC Films
My Old Lady – Unexpected Connections Make for Dark Dramedy!
Mathias ‘Call me Jim’ Gold is broke, thrice-divorced and hoping that he can sell the Parisian apartment his father left him to get out of the hole. Mathilde Girard is the old lady who lives in the apartment with her daughter, Chloe. Thanks to a complicated French law, called a viager, Mathias must pay Mme. […]
Coriolanus – Before Him He Carries Noise; Behind Him He Leaves Tears!
Had Coriolanus been in wider release before New Year’s, it would likely have made my list of favorites for the year.
MOVIE REVIEW: Easy Virtue – Not Quite Vintage Coward But Entertaining Nonetheless!
Stephan Elliott’s adaptation of Noel Coward’s breezy comedy of manners, Easy Virtue [which he co-wrote with Sheridan Jobbins], is a bit of pleasant counter-programming to give anyone who is tired of explosions and rude comedies something smart and light in which to indulge themselves. The story is centered on a battle of wits, and quips, […]