Fred is a retired composer and conductor
staying at an elegant hotel at the
foot
of the Alps. He has been coming
here for vacations for 20 years.
He used to come with his wife but now he visits with his long time
friend Mick. Mick is working on a
screenplay for what may be his last important film. Fred receives a visit from an emissary of Queen Elizabeth
and Prince Charles. They would
like to attend an event featuring Fred as a conductor again. Fred spurns their offer since he
doesn’t intend to come out of retirement.
This film is listed
first as a comedy but I didn’t find it to be funny? It is an ensemble piece and I think it suffers because of this
genre? There are a lot of
characters, they have a lot of problems but not enough attention is given to
each character or their problems?
The reasons aren’t given for the problems and no solutions either? How can we have empathy for the
characters and what they are going through if everything is watered down and
stretched thin? 2* (I didn’t like
this movie)
124
min, Drama directed by Paolo Sorrentino with Michael Caine, Harve Keitel,
Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Alex Macqueen, Madalina Diana Ghenea, Jane Fonda.
Note: Imdb 7.3 out of 10, 74% critic 69%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*, Amazon 3.4* out of 5* with 237
reviews.
Special
Note: Filmed in Kanton Graubunden,
Kanton Bern, Switzerland; Venice and Lazio, Italy; London, England, UK. There are three Oscar winners in this
film, Caine, Fonda and Weize plus Keitel was a nominee.
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