Comments on: The White Countess http://larison.org/2006/05/30/the-white-countess/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:12:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Daniel Larison http://larison.org/2006/05/30/the-white-countess/#comment-534 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:08:02 +0000 http://larison.org/2006/05/30/the-white-countess/#comment-534 Thanks for your comments and your kind words about the blog, Mr. Hadar. I am surprised that it didn't get good reviews. I thought it was very artfully done, and the scenes between Richardson and Fiennes were some of the best I had seen in recent years. I agree that his blindness was an odd touch and it did make the climactic scene during the attack on the city a little hard to take. Fiennes played it well, as he always done. Perhaps they wanted to get as far away from "Here's looking at you, kid" as you could possibly get! The other thing I found odd was that the Redgrave sisters played White exiles, which has to be just about the most contrary-to-life casting in the history of film. Thanks for your comments and your kind words about the blog, Mr. Hadar.

I am surprised that it didn’t get good reviews. I thought it was very artfully done, and the scenes between Richardson and Fiennes were some of the best I had seen in recent years. I agree that his blindness was an odd touch and it did make the climactic scene during the attack on the city a little hard to take. Fiennes played it well, as he always done. Perhaps they wanted to get as far away from “Here’s looking at you, kid” as you could possibly get!

The other thing I found odd was that the Redgrave sisters played White exiles, which has to be just about the most contrary-to-life casting in the history of film.

]]> by: leonhadar http://larison.org/2006/05/30/the-white-countess/#comment-533 Wed, 31 May 2006 03:23:53 +0000 http://larison.org/2006/05/30/the-white-countess/#comment-533 The movie didn't get good reviews and didn't do very well. But I enjoyed it. I'll watch any movie that takes place in the 1930's in Shanghai, Berlin, Paris, and in other major cosmopolitan cities. I agree with you about the main themes in the movie. But I'm not sure why they decided to to blind Ralph Fiennes. Didn't make a lot of sense and didn't help with the plot. But it did get on my nerves. Otherwise it's an excellent movie. And btw, your blog is great! Keep up the good work. Leon The movie didn’t get good reviews and didn’t do very well. But I enjoyed it. I’ll watch any movie that takes place in the 1930’s in Shanghai, Berlin, Paris, and in other major cosmopolitan cities. I agree with you about the main themes in the movie. But I’m not sure why they decided to to blind Ralph Fiennes. Didn’t make a lot of sense and didn’t help with the plot. But it did get on my nerves. Otherwise it’s an excellent movie. And btw, your blog is great! Keep up the good work. Leon

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