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![In The Time Of Butterflies [UK IMPORT] - Salma Hayek](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51R7HV2CEPL._SL160_.jpg) In The Time Of Butterflies [UK IMPORT]
Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Lumi Cavazos, Marc Anthony, Mia Maestro
DVD, 13. September 2004 Verkaufsrang: 68488
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Durchschnittliche Gesamt-Bewertung: 4.0 von 5.00 Punkten (Insgesamt 1 Bewertung)
Kein Ersatz für das Buch 4 von 5 Punkten
"In the Time of the Butterflies" von Julia Alvarez (hierzulande leider Gottes eher unbekannt) ist eines der besten Bücher, die ich jemals gelesen habe. Und so ist es kein Wunder, dass mich auch dieser Film interessierte, und ich neugierig war, wie der Stoff des Buches darin verarbeitet wird.
Leider muss ich sagen, dass der Film rein von der Tatsache her, dass er sich nur in ganz wenigen Eckpunkten an das Buch hält, eine Enttäuschung ist. ABER: Man kann ihn trotzdem mögen! Salma Hayek brilliert als Minerva Mirabal, genannt "La Mariposa" (Der Schmetterling), eine der Schlüsselfiguren der dominikanischen kommunistischen Untergrundbewegung zu der Zeit des Diktatoren Trujillo, der von Edward James Olmos gespielt wird; der Sänger Marc Anthony übernimmt ebenfalls eine kleine Rolle.
Jedoch hätten die "Macher" sich an die Tatsache halten sollen, dass das Buch, und somit auch der Film, "In the Time of the ButterFLIES" heißt, und nicht "In the Time of the Butterfly". Den anderen Mirabal-Schwestern kommen nur sehr kleine Rollen zu, die den wunderbaren heroischen und dabei menschlichen, verletzlichen Charakteren im Buch leider nicht entsprechen.
Ansonsten besticht der Film durch schöne Bilder und einen gelungenen Soundtrack - nur gibt es da so viel mehr, das in dem Film untergebracht hätte werden können, wofür knappe 90 Minuten leider nicht ausreichen.
Fazit: Sehenswert, aber kein Ersatz für das Buch, welches ich im übrigen nur allerwärmstens empfehlen kann. |
![A Bridge Too Far [UK IMPORT] - Dirk Bogarde](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51S064MNF3L._SL160_.jpg) A Bridge Too Far [UK IMPORT]
Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Maximilian Schell, Liv Ullmann
DVD, 13. November 2000 Verkaufsrang: 18005 Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 2 bis 4 Wochen.
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A successful failure... 5 von 5 Punkten
- History -
Operation Market-Garden, begun in September 1944, was an Allied military campaign led by Montgomery, the senior British field commander, in the latter stages of World War II. While the Allies were still in France, a plan had to be formulated for making the major push into German territory, a difficult task, considering the Rhine River (one of the major rivers of the world) provided a natural defensive border with the majority of the German homeland. Planning offensive operations required taking this into account, and how the forces would cross the river and remain safe while doing so, rather than have bottlenecks that would make the forces easy targets.
While Patton was in the south, pushing through France on the backside of the old Maginot line, Montgomery hit upon an idea to seize a series of bridges across the various rivers that made up the geography of the Low Countries, all the way up to Arnhem, one of the northern-most major bridges across the Rhine, a bridge outside of German territory, but a good jumping-off point for invading northern Germany. His plan won approval, and in one of the largest military operations of the war, a major push was developed to secure the bridges. This had the largest airborne component of any battle in the war, as troops were airlifted and dropped into position around each bridge, charged to hold the bridges until ground forces pushed northward linking up logistic and defensive lines toward each spot.
Operation Market-Garden was actually two operations -Market was the airborne component; Garden was the ground component. It was meant to take the Germans by surprise (which it did) and exploit their disorganisation (which was, sadly for the Allies, not as severe as intelligence predicted). The Allies were stopped short of their primary military objectives (securing an 80-mile corridor of bridges) by some 25-30 miles. Hence the name of the film, derived from the book by Cornelius Ryan, `A Bridge Too Far'.
- Film -
Cornelius Ryan's book was adapted for the screen by writer William Goldman and director Richard Attenborough, a leading director of British cinema, noted for such diverse films as Gandhi (for which he won an Oscar), A Chorus Line, Cry Freedom, and Shadowlands. Attenborough was nominated for a BAFTA directing award for `A Bridge Too Far' in 1978. Attenborough is also well-known in front of the camera, too.
Attenborough brought together a monumental cast for this epic film, worthy of Cecil B. DeMille in scope and size. At just under three hours in length, it is as unrelenting as the combat scenes it depicts. While not matching the graphic realism of films such as `Saving Private Ryan', it nonetheless does a good job at combining a look at grand strategies (from formation to failure), tactical maneuvers, and individual combat situations. The high command in Britain, hoping to capitalise on the continuing disorder in Germany arising from their adjustment to fighting a losing war on two fronts (three, in fact, if one includes Italy), saw the opportunity to strike. Through a series of misfires and misunderstandings, they end up fighting not local police forces (the Netherlands had been spared intense battleground warfare for most of the war, and thus was thought to not contain any real combat-strength troops) but crack Panzer division placed there, essentially on a rest stop before being deployed in more critical areas.
The planning and preparations are realistic, from a look at the intelligence gathering and analysis (these were the days before satellite imagery), the gathering together of equipment and personnel, the execution of the operations, and the demoralising realisation that Operation Market-Garden is not going well. One of the most outstanding scenes involves General Stanislaw Sosabowski (played by Gene Hackman) discussing the operation with his superiors - Sosabowski, a general of the Polish forces in exile in England, distrusts the operation, for good reason, but acquiesces to support the plan. His uneasiness is palpable.
The cinematography is terrific, considering it was done largely without `trick' shots - no helicopter shots, no CGI graphics, no slow motion or composite tricks. The airborne drops are breathtaking, giving the thrill and the danger a realistic tone. The film does not depict glider landings (some of the most dangerous types of drops, and presumably because of this danger, omitted from the filming). The desperation of the men who land without their equipment (or miss the airdrops later due to failed communications) is easily felt - the sense of the waste of war is driven home when one soldier sprints to get some desperately needed supplies that have fallen just outside of the secure zone - being shot by a sniper, the sense of futility is underscored by the breeze blowing soldiers' caps (which was the contents of the supplies for which the soldier paid with his life) drifting away.
The acting is stunning in many instances, but for the most part it is the usual good job rather than outstanding that one might hope for from such an elite group of actors. The music is memorable and appropriate. One drawback is that the editing of the film makes it a bit confusing to keep the various storylines going, particularly if one has studied the sequence of events in World War II history, which, while followed as a pattern, is not adhered to with rigour in the filming.
- Conclusions -
Operation Market-Garden was conceived as a plan to get the troops `home for Christmas', hoping to secure a passage into Germany prior to the winter, to force them into surrender. As history would have it, there were major battles to fight before the war would finish the following summer. This film captures a significant campaign in good format, showing the operational and human aspects in a high relief.
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"Die Brücke von Arnheim", ein Gedränge heutiger Stars macht diesen Film allein deswegen schon sehenswert, aber auch die Geschehnisse der Kämpfe um die Brücke werden sehr gut wiedergegeben ! Dieser Film gewinnt an Aussagekraft auch durch den außergewöhnlich guten Soundtrack, der es schafft, mit triumphal lauten sowie verlustreich leisen Klängen die Bilder hervorragend zu unterstützen ! Dieses Zusammenspiel und auch das Zeigen von Einzelschicksalen der Soldaten beider Seiten macht den Film zu einem Meisterwerk ! |
![X The Unknown [UK IMPORT] - Dean Jagger](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BRS9FBDWL._SL160_.jpg) X The Unknown [UK IMPORT]
Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley
Videokassette, 26. Mai 2003 Verkaufsrang: 45309
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Interesting pair 5 von 5 Punkten
Abominable Snowman, The
What if we are the savages?
Dr. John Rollason (Peter Cushing who played Winston Smith in "1984") leaves his lovely devoted wife Helen (Maureen Connell) behind to become part of an expedition that includes Dr. Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) and others; each has their own agenda. The local Lama (Arnold Marlẻ) knows what they seek and that that each person in the expedition may fide what he seeks.
Will they survive?
If anyone should survive will he/she have learned something?
What about you?
One year later Forrest Tucker one again chances the cold Alps to find "The Crawling Eye" (1958)
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X The Unknown
Mud blood
As with the original "Cat People" it is what you don't see that will spook you. Appropriately named "X- The Unknown" this move is about a creepy monster that is unknown and one has to figure out how to deal with it. This has all the "Stay in the car" type thrills that will later be used in "The blob." Soon enough you find that it is - mud out for blood. So once again we must turn to our scientists to protect us. But can they do it this time?
A mysterious duo 4 von 5 Punkten
Abominable Snowman
What if we are the savages?
Dr. John Rollason (Peter Cushing who played Winston Smith in "1984") leaves his lovely devoted wife Helen (Maureen Connell) behind to become part of an expedition that includes Dr. Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) and others; each has their own agenda. The local Lama (Arnold Marlẻ) knows what they seek and that that each person in the expedition may fide what he seeks.
Will they survive?
If anyone should survive will he/she have learned something?
What about you?
One year later Forrest Tucker one again chances the cold Alps to find "The Crawling Eye" (1958)
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X The Unknown
Mud blood
As with the original "Cat People" it is what you don't see that will spook you. Appropriately named "X- the Unknown" this move is about a creepy monster that is unknown and one has to figure out how to deal with it. This has all the "Stay in the car" type thrills that will later be used in "The blob." Soon enough you find that it is - mud out for blood. So once again we must turn to our scientists to protect us. But can they do it this time? |
![Red Dragon [UK IMPORT] - Anthony Hopkins](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BN4Q1KE9L._SL160_.jpg) Red Dragon [UK IMPORT]
Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson
DVD, 19. Mai 2003 Verkaufsrang: 21476 Der Artikel ist bald verfügbar. Sichern Sie sich jetzt Ihr Exemplar!
Mit Roter Drache hätte viel schief gehen können, aber der Film übertrifft alle Erwartungen. Dieser Spitzenthriller - die zweite Adaption des ersten Hannibal-Lecter-Romans von Thomas Harris - ersetzt den hoch gelobten Manhunter als "offiziellen" ersten Teil der Lecter-Trilogie. Roter Drache kehrt zum fruchtbaren Boden von Das Schweigen der Lämmer zurück und dient sowohl als Vorgeschichte als auch als Erbe des Lecter-Vermächtisses in der bedrohlichen Darstellung des großartigen Anthony Hopkins. Altbekannte Gesichter und Drehorte tauchen auf, während Lecter den FBI-Profiler Will Graham (Edward Norton) bei der Verfolgung des grausamen "Zahnfee"-Killers (Ralph Fiennes) dirigiert, dessen Mordserie durch ein William-Blake-Gemälde inspiriert wurde.
Durch ihre treue Ergebenheit gegenüber der starken Romanvorlage, haben Tally und Regisseur Brett Ratner einen spannungsreichen Film geschaffen, der es mit den Vorgängern jederzeit aufnehmen kann, wodurch sich für Hopkins als einer der größten Filmbösewichte aller Zeiten der Kreis schließt. Mit seinen Psycho-Anklängen und einer bis in die Nebenrollen ausgezeichneten Besetzung kann sich Roter Drache eindrucksvoll gegenüber allen Befürchtungen durchsetzen. -Jeff Shannon
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Definitiv der beste Teil der reihe mit großartigen Darstellern! 5 von 5 Punkten
"Das Schweigen der Lämmer" ist ein Klassiker der Filmgeschichte , die Fortsetzung "Hannibal" war eine leichte Frechheit und der dritte Teil "Roter Drache" ist eigentlich der beste Teil der Reihe , denn was Regisseur Brat Rattner , eigentlich für Schwachsinn ala RUSH HOUR bekannt , erreichte mit dem dritten Teil der Hannibal Lector Reihe den Höhepunkt und schafft es von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute den zuschauer zu fesseln.
Zwar geht es in diesem dritten Teil weniger um Hannibal Lector aber dafür werden hier ganz andere Dimensionen der Story angeritzt!
Neben der stimmigen Inzenierung punktet dieser Film vor allen neben der großartigen Darsteller Auswahl: Neben Sir Anthony Hopkins brillieren hier in weiteren Rollen Edward Norton,Harvey Keitel, Phillip Seymour Hoffman und eine ganz große Vorstellung gibt der geniale Ralph Fiennes!
Für mich der beste Teil der Reihe!
Die 2 Disc Edition ist ein wahrer Hammer mit perfekten Bild und guten Ton sowie sehr informativen Extras!
Film:*****
Bild.*****
Ton:****
Extras:****
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![The Best Of British Cinema - History In The Making / Things To Come [UK IMPORT] - Raymond Massey](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DVS4PX3PL._SL160_.jpg) The Best Of British Cinema - History In The Making / Things To Come [UK IMPORT]
Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke
Videokassette, 14. Februar 1996
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| ![Starman [UK IMPORT] - Jeff Bridges](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Z9xCoIN3L._SL160_.jpg) Starman [UK IMPORT]
Jeff Bridges, Kenny Call, Ronald Colby, Alex Daniels, John Walter Davis
DVD, 3. November 2008
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![The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Illustrious Client / The Creeping Man [UK IMPORT] - Jeremy Brett](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ADY0Q27TL._SL160_.jpg)
![The Sure Thing [UK IMPORT] - John Cusack](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51D5mlKrvnL._SL160_.jpg)
