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To vlemma tou Odyssea (1995)
pretentious drivel
This is an extraordinarily frustrating film. You want to like it, because it seems timely and it takes aim at Big Themes. Yet, in every scene the director chooses high, self-congratulatory concepts over plot, not to mention subtlety. Harvey Keitel is in a catatonic daze throughout the film -- to the extent that I think he must have thought it to be "acting" simply to not break out in laughter at the pretensions of the director. Despite some stirring and even a few (intentionally) humorous images, this film is not worth the time.
The Politician's Wife (1995)
outstanding!
Juliet Stevenson delivers one of the best performances I've ever seen. The Politician's wife -- about an upper-crust British MP who has an affair with a pretty young thing (Minnie Driver!), and how his wife deals with it -- is an outstanding production. In this Blue Dress and Cigars age of American politics, I would think it would do very well over here. Unfortunately, aside from some brief play on PBS, it hasn't been given much exposure here. Direct plea to whomever holds the rights: if you can't release this in theaters (and you really ought to), please at least make the video available in the States.