 |
Posted by CK-Auctions "Anger destroys the container it's kept in". A deeply touching road movie/documentary, "Parallel Lines" follows director Nina Davenport, a New York resident (her apartment was near the World Trade Center) who was working in California during 9/11. When her work ended in California, she realized she wasn't ready to fly, or quite ready to see her beloved home again. Instead, she picks up a camera and gets in her car, giving herself six weeks to get back to New York City. Along the way, she stops and talks with a widely varied selection of people about their reactions to 9/11. One of the first stops is an emotional interview with a convenience store worker whose elderly grandparents (who she hasn't been able to afford to go see in many years) live in New York. She shares her story with Davenport, talking about how she lost custody of her children. Other stops throughout the South/Southwest include a brief stop in Vegas (where she meets with the owners of a wedding chappel who saw an increase in traffic), a Manhattan Project exhibit at a museum (where, remarkably, a couple who actually worked on the Manhattan project are there and share their thoughts) and also, a group of outdoorsmen in New Mexico who choose to live in the woods. A woman who worked in the Murrah building in Oklahoma City that was sick on the day (she was in a doctor's office a couple of blocks away) that the building was bombed talks about her feelings of sadness and devastation. Eventually, Davenport works North, stopping along the way in St. Louis and in the Pennsylvania town where Flight 93 crashed on 9/11, talking there with the town coroner who was there on 9/11. After a stop in Washington, D.C. where she's nearly arrested for having the camera on her car, Davenport heads back to her apartment in New York City to see Ground Zero and spend New Year's Eve in her home. Davidson is rarely seen in the film, her fairly soft voice only heard in the background asking questions. The interviews are brief, but seem unrushed, with one man, a cancer survivor who has become sick again, talking about how he knew Davenport was okay when she was happy to sit and have a beer with him. Others share their tales of heartbreak, of love and of loss. of dreams broken and born. Some interviewed seem to find that the chance to speak on the camera is an emotional release. For a film that appears to have been done with Davenport as the star and handling the majority of the technical tasks, "Parallel Lines" is surprisingly solid technically. Davenport's handheld camerawork is steady and the film is superbly edited, with a great flow. I really found this to be a powerful and very soulful, sometimes heartbreaking documentary about how people find it within themselves to cope during times of great sorrow. If you have any questions about this review please contact us at contact@ck-auctions.com Posted by CK-AuctionsRead full review
PLOT: A NAZI sub is sunk and the 6 Nazis flee across Canada~ made in 1942 this was clearly a "FEEL GOOD AND INSPIRATION FILM" TO MAKE US FEEL LIKE THE NAZIS ARE BAD~ AND WE ARE GOOD~ very good Lesie Howard movie and Laurence Olivier (CANNED HAM) HOW HAMMY IS HE? some times he appears to look at you for "applause"~ I find that very funny and amusing~ Raymond Massey is the show stealer as the low key guard~ the plot is several plots and the Nazis flee and cross Canada they encounter a series of "heros" who take on the Nazi "superman" who you hate and they did their jobs giving meaning to "cruel and heartless." Eric Portman is excellent as a Nazi we hate every step of the way~ dated but a solid lesser known WW2 movie a good watch any way~ I GIVE IT A SOLID 7 OUT OF 1O FOR STORY~ BEST ACTING IS DONE BY THE NAZIS AND the end is low key but fun. IF YOU FOUND THIS REVIEW HELPFUL PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE~Read full review
Great cinematography. Great performances. Some have criticized Leslie Howard's performance, but I think it was great--bravery from a seemingly effete, mild mannered intellectual. The Criterion disk has one of the best, most knowledgeable commentaries I have encountered.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Seen several years ago on AMC, I was completely unprepared for this masterpiece of British wartime propaganda film-making. Brilliant British, Canadian and American stars and production staff spare no effort in reaching a then (1941) isolationist American audience with a moving and effective cinematic achievement. "The 49th Parallel" is a time capsule of an era in world history that can immediately remind the modern viewer of issues that are equally relevant today. Laurence Olivier as "Trapper Johnny" alone is reason enough to make deciding to include "The 49th" as part of your DVD collection as easy as bumping off a Nazi...or the Taliban...or al-Qaeda. See imdbdotcom for fascinating trivia on this film.
Powell and pressburger.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
![49th Parallel (aka The Invaders) (Criterion Collection) [Used Very Good DVD] - Picture 1 of 1](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wgAAAOSwOcRjQWoF/s-l500.jpg)
