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Rain (2001)
Marvellous Movie - Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, a Film Star of the future
New Zealand 1972: 13-year-old Janey (Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki) spends the summer with her family near a "paradise likely" beautiful beach. Janey "wakes up" to a Lolita with immense sexually interest. Her mother Kate, like a Greek goddess, is afraid of losing her beauty. Already somewhat weathered, are her children an affectionate father, but whenever he strives for his wife, she rejects it. Thus he drowns his grief in Bourbon- and beach parties.
((A small comment to a small mistake in a detail:
Camera closeup to one of his whiskey bottles shows a so called EAN Code, a code of stripes which is in worldwide use today, i.e. for scanning articles in super markets.
However, this product code was first time in use in the U.S. 1973 (!), so this whiskey bottle in the film (plays in NZ, 1972) must have come there from the future. (-;
This excursus only, to show, that a good camera mans work is obviously watched in every detail by some spectators.))
Back to the story: A photographer living on a boat makes friend with the family, and later on, secretly he takes photos of Janey, while her brother is drowned in the sea.
Overwhelming pictures of camera man John Toon lets "Rain - lightning at the Kiwi beach (Title in Germany)" "float" like a dream.
Nearly without words, with a view to the speaking things of the everyday life, Christine Jeffs in their celebrated feature debut creates exciting close tendencies between suspense and tragic necessity - the summer counterpart to Ang Lees film "Ice Storm". To the bitter end "Phantom Love", music by Lisa Germano. Her painfully beautiful voice seems to die at broken heart, but it holds out. "Rain" tells and shows eerily beautifully about "the art of standing though". Hold on!
I'm sure, we will see Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki again! I'm looking forward to her next, even better film.
Play Misty for Me (1971)
One of the best films of the Seventies
Combination of scenes, and permanent excitement within changes between horror (scenes with Jessica Walter, a superb actress!) to romantic (scenes with Donna Mills, specially the one introducing world evergreen hit "The first time I ever saw your face") makes this film part of my "TOP Twenty" of 1970 - 2000.
Colours of the film are modest, California seashore with its different coasts, and waves of the Pacific ocean seem to have impressed cameramen. Details, like motor sound of old Jaguar Cabriolet, or close up shots of appetizing sea food salad, served when Dave Garland has his business meeting, are perfectly treated. Why this movie didn't get an Oscar at least for "The first time I ever saw your face"? Allover merit: One of the best of and with Clint Eastwood.