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      A Safe Place

      PG 1971 1h 34m Fantasy List
      Reviews 23% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A childlike woman (Tuesday Weld) lives in a Manhattan dream world where the past, present and future mix. Read More Read Less

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      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 out of 5 stars 09/03/23 Full Review jim b Pretentious, pointless, meaningless garbage that will seem twice as long as the 92 minutes if you should try and watch this. There are some movies I consider among the worst films ever made. And this joins them, but with the others, I am rejecting either incredibly bad acting, or an attempt at audience manipulation, or a terrible ending, story or moral in them; there IS no story in this. There is no MEANING in this mess. It's up to you but I say avoid at all costs. I have seen movies that have bored me - but at least they had a story to follow. This is one of the most worthless films ever made. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 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 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 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member So, what was all that about? 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 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Chris Mohr Spare Rib Deliberately severing connections which might explain too much, the film's only structure is a rhythmic, nervous alternation between past and present, memory and reality, fantasy and experience, hope and fear. Sep 20, 2021 Full Review Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press The fact of the matter is that [Henry] Jaglom has come up with a minor classic of sorts, but not one that can be appreciated effortlessly. Jan 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A childlike woman (Tuesday Weld) lives in a Manhattan dream world where the past, present and future mix.
      Director
      Henry Jaglom
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Fantasy
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 34m