Change Your Image
jostreed
Reviews
Four Episodes from 1984 (1985)
It made me read the book
I saw the movie three times, once alone, and twice with other people there. I thought it was really well put together, but I had no real reference for it's artfulness with regard to the novel, which I hadn't read. I read the book. Now I'm really impressed with the sections of the novel that are fleshed out in the film. Now I can't think about the other sections of the book without seeing these faces on the characters. I think the costuming was excellent. I think the lighting is really well done. The torture scene was marvelously put together, and the camera work there is really excellent. Sophisticated lighting subtleties all over the place. I don't know how they got him to see five fingers, but they did because I saw them too! I think the acting from the major characters was very nuanced and appropriate to the material. Winston's torture scene was shattering for me on the first viewing. An all-around bravo for Director, Cast and Crew.