Showing posts with label Fred Zinnemann. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fred Zinnemann. Show all posts

Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Five Days One Summer (1982)


 

Ageing doctor Douglas takes his beautiful young mistress on an alpine walking holiday only to find that she is falling for the charms of a dashing tour guide. 

From memory: Psychological melodrama goes a bit far combining the story of a complex and dubious love relationship with the thrills of dangerous mountaineering, but is mildly entertaining, if you can bear it.

Halliwell*: "Superbly photographed and crafted mountain movie,akin to the German epics of the early thirties.. Alas, the content is very thin."

Maltin**: "...story doesn't come off, despite impeccable production. Slow, ethereal, ultimately unsatisfying." 



Saturday, 6 October 2018

Eyes in the Night (1942)



A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.

Solid, but a bit stodgy crime mystery; Edward Arnold as the blind detective and his dog make it worth the watch.

Halliwell*: "Tolerable wartime puzzler."

Maltin**1/2: "Above-par mystery...The dog steals the picture."