A Safe Place

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Laurence B The film is entirely confusing. I listened to the director's commentary and it was pretty clear that even he doesn't know how his images connect. It is pretentious and created by a director who thought structuring a film around his own emotions instead of a narrative would be a swell idea. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/14/24 Full Review Tic Toc M A really annoying film, typical of the late 60s-very early 70s era but not in any way the cream of the crop. There is, however, a fantastic scene where Tuesday Weld is getting a "booty call" from an old lover (played by Jack Nicholson).....unfortunately her live-in boyfriend is there. The whole scene is one long take, probably improvised. Nicholson is outstanding in this scene. He's only in the movie a little bit (and sporadically), but he's great. He would be in a much, much greater film treading similar ground later in '71 with the masterpiece "Carnal Knowledge". Orson Welles plays a memory of a Central Park magician, intercut throughout, probably a day's work. I'd say he probably didn't even break a sweat, but in some shots he looks like he's sweating a lot, so.....lol. Tuesday Weld is great as a flighty flower child.....but the character is really cloying. Definitely some beautiful photography, and lots of irritating editing! View only for anthropological and historical purposes, definitely not for pleasure! Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/03/23 Full Review Audience Member It doesn't work most of the time and meanders when it should be gripping, but it has its moments. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I have no doubt that there is an audience for this sort of film, however I am not part of this audience. I was bored to tears (the tears erupting by consistent yawning). Tuesday Weld was the only reason to keep the disc spinning even though the words she was saying could have been untranslated Russian. Speaking of Russian, Orson Welles' accent is painful. This is the low point of the boxed set. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member So, what was all that about? Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie just could not draw me in. It was disjointed, confusing, and honestly just boring. I'm sure there was something they wanted to get across, but they failed. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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