Jane Eyre [2011] – ★★★★1/2 🏚️ An intelligent and considerate adaptation of the classic novel, conveying the emotional intensity and hidden attraction between the characters. Jane Eyre is an adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel of the same name, starring Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland (2010)) as Jane Eyre, Michael Fassbender (Hunger (2008)) as Mr….
Tag: Romance
“Last Night” Review
Last Night [2010] – ★★★1/2 Directed by Iranian-American director Massy Tadjedin, Last Night is a romantic drama revolving around a posh married couple, Joanna and Michael Reed (Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington), who live in New York. After years of marriage, Joanna and Michael start to experience relationship tensions, doubts and stings of jealousy. Over…
“The Quiet American” Review
The Quiet American [2002] – ★★★★1/2 Directed by Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games (1992)), The Quiet American (2002) is a marvellous adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel of the same name. This book-to-film adaptation is so good, it arguably suppresses the majority of previous Graham Greene novel adaptations, and the film is certainly better than the…
“The Year of Living Dangerously” Review
The Year of Living Dangerously [1982] – ★★★★ 💥 Peter Weir’s The Year of Living Dangerously, starring Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt, is an underrated romantic drama and adventure film set amidst Indonesia’s political unrest of the mid-1960s when the country was making its transition to the so-called “New Order”. The film, based on…
“The Painted Veil” Review
The Painted Veil [2006] – ★★★★1/2 “Lift not the painted veil which those who liveCall Life: though unreal shapes be pictured there,And it but mimic all we would believeWith colours idly spread….” (Percy Bysshe Shelley) The Painted Veil is a moving romantic drama set in China in 1925, and based on Somerset Maugham’s critically acclaimed…
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