Chimes at Midnight
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In Theaters : 17 March, 1967 |
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I haven't even seen the whole thing, and it's STILL great.
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I found a bootleg tape taken from Japanese laserdisc years ago. Unfortunately, the second half of the film wasn't on the tape. Infuriating, because it was shaping up to be possibly the greatest of Welles' films - which is, of course, really saying something. Regardless, this was mesmerising and a joy every moment to watch. The obvious low budget had no power to detract from the magic of the film (as in the unfortunate 'Othello'), and Welles' performance achieved some kind of perfection (as opposed to his 'Macbeth' - which would have been great if it had been a silent movie). Seriously, the man surpassed himself here. You don't feel you are watching a performance - Welles IS Falstaff. I was sceptical, but all the hype is absolutely true - at least based on the first half.
That it has remained commercially unavailable is some kind of crime, and with all of the obscure titles that are making their way to DVD these days it boggles the mind that this has still not been released in the US - although print quality may be an issue. Still, the tape I saw looked horrible and I was still enthralled. Seeing this in any form is a treat.
Even only half of this movie puts most everything else deep in the shade. I would not normally write a review for a film I never finished - but I would not normally count a film I never finished among my favorites. Despite the circumstances, I got more pleasure out of only half of this movie than I've gotten from literally hundreds of others that I've seen in their entirety, even some good ones - and that rates some kind of statement. |
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