masoguigouattilino Reviews

Deep End (1970)

Sometimes a little love diamond can be lost in the cold snow.

[10/10 · 4 June 2009]

I've recorded in VHS this movie from "FUORI ORARIO" a cult night transmission and I will save the tape until I won't be able to buy a good DVD version but for instance most of the movies of Jerzy Skolimowsky must be issued on laser disc.

Deep end is the perfect combination of good ingredients : the locations of a gray and dark London, two perfect young actors, the talent of a great underground director in his best moment.

Skolimowsky lead us along the corridors inside the dirty toilets of the public bath where Mike(Moulder-Brown) has just come for his first job after he has left the school. He is just 15, sweet and naive with big curious eyes rides the red bike through the suburban streets. Susan(a great Jane Asher), the girl that already works and sleeps inside the bath house is a little bit older than him and of course has already done experiences with boys. Mike is introduced at job by Susan, they spend most of the time inside the bath house working and checking each other out and Mike is soon attracted by this independent twisted girl that seems to be so easy and rude in the free time ,but his more sensible inside her own. Even if she joke him all the time Mike is happy and sad to live is love education facing new situations and unknown feelings as jealousy and desperation. The surreal scene inside the pool with the stolen silhouette of Susan is symbolic more than ever, and Mike will find the way to repeat that bath at the end of the Marvell's final 15 minutes but this time together with Susan far from the nasty slimy frustrated people that surround them.

Long Ago, Tomorrow (1971)

A delicate subject perfectly transposed in this old pearl of the late free cinema-

[9/10 · 2 June 2009]

I've finally found the DVD and I'm really glad to see M.McDowell in a so different role before the legendary performance in Clockwork Orange. He plays a young typical middle-class English guy that has just begun to watch the girls as an unknown new universe; he has a family, a brother next to the marriage, and an ordinary social life. His destiny twist suddenly when he loose his senses the evening after his own brother wedding, and waking up the morning after in a bad hospital he discovers to be paralyzed from the belly down. We don't know, He doesn't know and worst of everything the doctors don't know the root of his illness. He takes the hard decision to move on an institute for paraplegics but even on a wheelchair he won't be able to hide is rage being apart from the usual guests of the institute. This unusual character is soon noticed by a beautiful patient,Nanette Newman excellent as ever,they will have the chance to go over the fear giving a kiss sitting on a wheelchair knowing the real love.

A big clap to Brian Forbes light and strong where and when necessary.