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Irene Papas Movies
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Genres:
Drama
Music
Romance
War
Starring:
Penélope Cruz,
John Hurt,
Christian Bale,
Irene Papas,
Gerasimos Skiadaressis,
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Ok, it's a given that you cannot make a good movie from a good book.
(Unless
you make it a trilogy :-) But comparing the book Corelli's Mandolin to
this
movie it's clear how much has to be cut to fit a screenplay. The book is
very funny in places, romantic (of course), dramatic. What's left of it
in
the film is inexplicable romance -- as other reviewers have remarked,
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Genres:
Adventure
Fantasy
Drama
Starring:
Armand Assante,
Greta Scacchi,
Isabella Rossellini,
Bernadette Peters,
Eric Roberts,
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This fine adaptation of Homer's epic tale is superbly directed by Andrei
Konchalovsky and is one of the best adaptations of Greek mythology ever
captured on screen. Effectively cast throughout,the acting honours must
surely go to Armand Assante who shines as Odysseus creating not your
stereotypical 'sword and sandal' hero but an older,wiser and intelligent
warrior king who endu...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn,
Ben Gazzara,
James Mason,
Claudia Mori,
Irene Papas,
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When "Bloodline" was released in 1979, a major magazine review pointed out
that in the course of the story, ostensibly for failure to pay a gambling
debt, a character's knees are nailed to the floor. The critic then went on
to say, `This is what Paramount Pictures is going to have to do to get
audiences to sit through this picture.' There aren't enough negative things
to say ...
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Genres:
Adventure
Biography
Drama
History
War
Starring:
Anthony Quinn,
Irene Papas,
Michael Ansara,
Johnny Sekka,
Michael Forest,
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I saw this film when I was working and living in Brussels in 1979. Most
of my friends were North African, ergo Muslim. When this film came out,
we all went to the Bourse Cinema. The film itself was very
enlightening, and the fact that Mohammed himself was never 'in the
picture' (so to speak) I found contributing to the profoundness of the
film. What really struck me was that wh...
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Genres:
Drama
History
Starring:
Richard Burton,
Geneviève Bujold,
Irene Papas,
Anthony Quayle,
John Colicos,
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A great play by Maxwell Anderson, history, a wonderful cast,
magnificent production values and 10 "Oscar" nominations. What more
could you ask for. Producer Hal Wallis assembled some of Great
Britain's greatest talent at the time, and it shows.Richard Burton has the role of a lifetime and he is great. His Henry
VIII wants a male heir and his eyes are set on Anne. He is randy, r...
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Genres:
Action
Drama
War
Adventure
Starring:
Gregory Peck,
David Niven,
Anthony Quinn,
Stanley Baker,
Anthony Quayle,
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Wow - I used to think "Guns Of Navarone" was a try-hard, almost-there
type of near-classic war film that had muffled sound, used a bad
coloring process, was poorly lit, was limited by budget and the
technology of the time. Boy, was I WRONG - I had seen this film several
times, all on conventional/cable TV, VHS and even Laserdisc prior to
the recent UCLA restoration now out on D...
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