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Nov 16, 2024 - 3:54 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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I watched the film for the first time last night via YouTube, to help get a handle on the music by Jarre. Obviously viewing something like this (a 44 year past hoary old tale) is gonna suffer through the cynical lens of 2024. It certainly hasn't aged well, with lots of it being quite laughable, hysterical and almost spoof-like. Compared to something like Raggedy Man from around the same time, it pales by comparison in film-making terms. This was more akin to Deadly Blessing. It's like a slightly crazed version of something you would have seen in Highway To Heaven, with lots of dozy rednecks and loony evangelists. The music was great though, not unlike when that other French fella (Delerue) brought his brand of Franco-Americana to Silkwood, with the banjo's and what-not. It was a tad mono thematic, but it is a very good theme. And it's cool to know that there's tons of unused material waiting to be discovered via Intrada. Good music, shame about the film.
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Nov 16, 2024 - 7:31 AM
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Ron Pulliam
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I watched the film for the first time last night via YouTube, to help get a handle on the music by Jarre. Obviously viewing something like this (a 44 year past hoary old tale) is gonna suffer through the cynical lens of 2024. It certainly hasn't aged well, with lots of it being quite laughable, hysterical and almost spoof-like. Compared to something like Raggedy Man from around the same time, it pales by comparison in film-making terms. This was more akin to Deadly Blessing. It's like a slightly crazed version of something you would have seen in Highway To Heaven, with lots of dozy rednecks and loony evangelists. The music was great though, not unlike when that other French fella (Delerue) brought his brand of Franco-Americana to Silkwood, with the banjo's and what-not. It was a tad mono thematic, but it is a very good theme. And it's cool to know that there's tons of unused material waiting to be discovered via Intrada. Good music, shame about the film. I take it you are not a man of faith in an ordinary sense. Many people have had near-death experiences and later exhibited abilities they did not previously have and no explanation has ever been proposed to "explain" how they can do what they do. It takes, FAITH, Hurdy!
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But... that's just my opinion... and like the wise man said... everybody's got one. Didn't he say they are.like arseholes.
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Nov 16, 2024 - 4:15 PM
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Ron Pulliam
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Religious debate notwithstanding (although you are right Ron, to assume that I'm NOT a believer), I just found the film rather clunky and amateurish. There were huge gaps in the narrative and the editing and cinematography were average to me. The peripheral characters/actors seemed to be made up of unprofessional local towns folk and I wasn't even that impressed by Burstyn (l do like her generally and have seen her perform in much better scripted/directed productions). The Jarre music was the best thing about it (and the limbo land bits that looked like the wormhole effect from ST-TMP). But... that's just my opinion... and like the wise man said... everybody's got one. Exactly. However, there is your unenthusiastic look at the film, and then there was great praise for the film Critical response: The performances of Ellen Burstyn and Eva Le Gallienne garnered critical acclaim, earning them Academy Award nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively. Resurrection was acclaimed by critics, and currently holds an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. AllMovie gave the film 4-stars-out-of-5 and called it "an affecting film with a brilliant performance by Ellen Burstyn," observing "very much an actor-driven film, this deliberately unflashy treatment of an emotionally charged subject is all the more persuasive for its style." Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film a highly enthusiastic review on their weekly TV show Sneak Previews, with both critics praising Burstyn's performance and the handling of the subject matter. In his annual movie guide, Leonard Maltin rated the film 31/2-stars-out-of-4, and noted the story as "beautifully realized," while praising Burstyn's "moving performance" as the "centerpiece of a wonderful and underrated film." Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of Spirituality & Practice wrote very positively of the film: "Resurrection is a very timely film in that it deals with health, sickness, healers (religious and non-religious), and the interest science has in this whole phenomenon. On a purely emotional level, this movie forces viewers to come to terms with their feelings about death, love, community, spirituality, and self-repair. Thanks to a stirring and remarkable performance by Ellen Burstyn, Resurrection lingers in the mind and heart long after the closing credits. In a positive review of the film, film-authority.com stated: "Resurrection is a well-mounted and acted film, but the point is hard to nail down to one specific meaning. Is Edna a messiah, does she actually have supernatural powers? Or is this all an operating table dream a la Jacob's Ladder? Anyone's guess is good; this is an opaque film that it's possible to read almost anything into, and yet the timeline is straight as a die; perhaps mixing up the events might have added an extra layer of engagement for the audience to try to piece things together? Either way, this is a genuine curio, a thoughtful film about healing that never quite explains itself, right to an ingenious ending, but is all the better for leaving plenty of room for interpretation according to your own beliefs. Janet Maslin of the New York Times wrote very positively of the film: "Resurrection is a movie about faith, and one that must be taken on faith. It's a little bit mad. But it has the courage of its conviction, and a beauty and persuasiveness that help keep the doubts at bay. Miss Burstyn gives the kind of performance that makes all the odd events in the screenplay seem perfectly plausible, perfectly sane. Her presence is radiant, and so steadying it lets the movie exert a tremendous emotional pull. The whole cast is outstanding." Maslin also singled out Paul Sylbert's production design as "particularly memorable", stating: "Resurrection is a handsome movie, with flat Southwestern and Middle Western scenery, and a lot of sky - not to mention the occasional cinematic trip to the Great Beyond. Mr. Petrie achieves a feeling of intimacy right in the middle of those wide-open spaces, without losing a sense of their grandeur. That's a worthy accomplishment." So, forgive me, Hurdy Gurdy, if I don't subscribe to your point-of-view on films. This one is a beaut and one of my favorites.
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Received my copy today. Very good score IMO.
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