I like period pieces but this one tested my patience. It was a short film-thank god-but it did not have much to say. They all gathered for dinner and well not much else happened. The characters were underdeveloped and boring.
Some scenes have the cake on the table and then it disappears-bad editing. The indoor toilet and sink was a definate error.
A boring missed opportunity.
4 out of 10.
The indoor plumbing was available in Dublin 1907 but ONLY if you were very wealthy. About 10 years ago I worked in a Dublin Georgian House and the top floor bathroom still had all its original fittings in full working order. The date stamped on the cast iron cistern was 1905.
share"When someone points at the moon do not look at his finger." ;-)
Instead of looking inside all the profound meanings of this film you were concentrated on the insignificant details. That must have been very distracting in did. :-)
Don't get me wrong, I'm not making fun of you, or making myself look as a superior intellectual guy.
Maybe this is not your kind of film. Who knows.
This is very profound film. At least I think it is.
It was also like a farewell to life by director John Huston. It was his last film.
The ending is so beautiful and meaningful.
It summons and resumes all of the back scenes.
And resumes all of our time in this world.
Take care!
pedro, I love that expression but have never heard it before. Did you hear it
outside the u.s.?
Ad hoc, Ad loc, Quid pro queeee,
So little time and so much to see
I first heard it from the famous line from Bruce Lee, 'Enter the Dragon'.
[Student thinks; Lee smacks his head]
Lee: Don't think. FEEL. It's like a finger pointing at the moon.
[Looks at student who is looking at the finger; smacks student again]
Lee: Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all of the heavenly glory!
So, i'm guessing it is a Shaolin priest aphorism. God, i miss a well made kung-fu films.
Wow, Bruce Lee said it, then it must be true! :-)
Yeah, I google it and it's a Zen expression to, among other things.
Hi film_ophile,
I love it to.
I'm portuguese and in Portugal we say something like this "Aponto para a lua e olham para o dedo."
I have only translate it to english. Maybe there is a better or similar expression in english to say when someone is paying attention to the wrong subject.
Well, if there isn't a similar expression in the U.S. than you may spread the word on this one. I give you all the required authorizations. :-)
cheers!
I thought it was OK as a movie. I didn't notice the plumbing or editing but I did wonder about what appeared to be electrical light fixtures in the hotel room and lobby. They couldn't have been for gas or candle light because their trumpet shapes pointed mostly downward. If they had electricity, then why didn't they use it? For me these things don't detract much at all from my enjoyment but I do find it interesting to note them sometimes.
Regarding minor criticism of a celebrated movie, even if these are errors in set construction, I don't mean to knock the movie. The facts about the making of the movie are interesting but can't really be used when judging the movie on it's own merits. I did enjoy many aspects of it and I didn't mind the slow pace or even the lack of a conflict or problem. It was especially nice to see Angelica Huston again.
My house was built in 1886 and it had indoor plumbing from the beginning.
LeeAnn Rimes. No it doesn't.