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Aug 25, 2023
An early attempt by Uncle Walt to move into live action film production
SO DEAR TO MY HEART was an attempt by Walt Disney to transfer the type of characters and plots so successfully realized in his feature animations to live action musical settings. His choice of cast leads was only partially successful. Bobby Driscoll and Burl Ives certainly bring relaxed charm to their characters. Beulah Bondi is too stern in some scenes and unbelievably lenient in others. Very impressive in intense drama, here she seems either misdirected or overly histrionic. Luana Patten is unfortunately a well-intentioned youngster with only modest acting ability, Her tomboy character is largely a shadow trailing behind Driscoll, lacking driving force of its own. This fault lies partially in the screenplay, of course, and also in societal role restrictions on girls growing up in the 1940s. Because of the simplicity of its story and positive themes about responsibility and perseverance, SO DEAR TO MY HEART remains, despites these limitations, fine entertainment for pre-teen children. The dvd itself boasts minimal extras, but image quality throughout is quite acceptable, as is the sound recording effectiveness.
Sep 19, 2024
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION on dvd provides a textbook example of classic Hollywood production values
With fine acting by the husband-wife team of Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION makes for entertaining, if content shallow, film fare. Its script is both elegant and witty. Certainly Russell Harlan's cinematography, appropriate lighting variations, and the art department decor supervised by Alexandre Trauner are strongly supportive highlights. The film is an outstanding example of classic Hollywood technical achievement and makes a terrific introduction for young adults to the older American cinema of the mid-twentieth century. While not quite on a par with DOUBLE INDEMNITY or ACE IN THE HOLE, this courtroom drama provides a sterling example of how to open up and adapt a successful stage play for the screen. One drawback about the dvd version from Kino Lorber is the 6 1/2 minute bonus interview with the director. Wilder plays it cagey and offers little insight into either the film itself or its productions and boringly reiterates every point he makes ad nauseam. The dvd disc itself plays fine with no observable glitches.
Nov 24, 2024
A CORNUCOPIA OF ANIMATED MUSIC FROM JAPAN
GAUCHE THE CELLIST is one of the lesser achievements of animation supervisor Isao Takahata. With nods to Disney's THE OLD MILL and Beethoven's music as conducted by an impassioned alternative to Leonard Bernstein or Arturo Toscanini, this Japanese animation succeeds admirably in promoting Ludwig Van's music, accompanying it with beautiful renderings of rural backgrounds. City scenes are duller, perhaps mirroring the philosophy of director Takahata, Because of an anemic story line and a revoltingly anti-social title character, the film is not particularly endearing. Nor is the animation itself of as high a quality as other, better-known Takahata works. Due to some abrasive profanities and substantial violence directed mostly by a human protagonist against innocuous animals, the film is not suitable for preteens, despite cute animal characters. Worth viewing nonetheless, but no classic.