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Donju, in fact, you were a bit too harsh. I believe that the plot or the fact that Mendes declared himself a leftist intellectual (something I was unaware of as a non-technical and indifferent cinephile) raised false expectations in you. I might be mistaken, but I had the impression that this film wasn't as "leftist" as you imagined; I understand your disappointment if you were expecting an example of "extreme" cinema. You are right, it is simply a petit-bourgeois film, and should be regarded as such. Therefore, I agree with Bartleboom when he says that the film has no 'social significance'; in fact, I believe it is strongly individualistic. Each character's attention is focused exclusively on their own obsessions, in an almost selfish manner; Lester himself was too caught up in what had happened to him (the close encounters with the nymph and the marine) to care that his daughter wanted to run away from home. In the end, the protagonists' stories intertwine in a sort of fatalistic design, not because they want it to; this leads me to believe that the director wasn't seeking a "mass catharsis," he simply wanted to tell the story of an ordinary family, a reflection of certain contradictions of the American lifestyle and, precisely for that reason, absolutely ordinary in its dramatic nature. Ciaooooo

Grant, the fact that a single "is," or has a big commercial potential, does not strike me as a loss of style at all.

Hilarious play, even though Salemme keeps recycling himself, with alternating success, between cinema and theater (Geremia the blackbird in ''L'amico del cuore'' is the cinematic adaptation of Cico, just as ''Amore a prima vista'' takes an idea from ''Premiata Pasticceria Bellavista''). Bisius it's a pity you don't like Neapolitan theater (I assume you've never seen a play by Eduardo though :P)

I’d like to share an observation regarding the "unmistakable" style of Dario Argento (from a perfectly incompetent perspective). After watching The Cat O' Nine Tales, I found myself on a local TV channel watching another film I didn’t know, and I was struck by a "similarity": certain shots had a frantic, almost convulsive rhythm; the characters' movements seemed to be "accelerated" like when you hit the forward button on a VCR. It was The Bird with the Crystal Plumage. Maybe (certainly) it’s nonsense, but when I noticed this detail, I immediately thought of Silver Dario.

Yes, yes Bubi, I noticed, unfortunately I didn't have time to lash out at the chosen one :-) Anyway, I wasn't blaming you, I just took the opportunity to extend the invitation to the reviewers as well (but that wasn't the case here). In any case, the chosen one absolved himself since he said he wants to set the song from the first scene as his ringtone :-D

*ophthalmological advice: it's fine to hint at the plot, but don't give away the ending :D

A TIP for eye reviews: It's fine to hint at the plot, but DO NOT reveal the ending!!!!!! Even if the movie is 85 years old. Luckily, I had seen Profondo Rosso...

Bubi, I thank you on behalf of those who haven't seen the movie for revealing the ending… :-)

Well done. I was also told the plot even before I watched the movie; and this is exactly the kind of film whose plot shouldn't be revealed :-(

Since it is nicely detailed and not a duplicate, a track by track can also be acceptable. As for good old Ric, the same applies as for opaltide.