Castaway

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Jim P This is a great desert island story packed with powerful imagery. The books are worth reading too Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/26/23 Full Review Shioka O Odd tale but the setting is beautiful. Interestingly it's not emotionally moving, because its highly observative on their change. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Lucy Irvine wrote the book Castaway all about the year that she spent living with writer Gerald Kingsland on the isolated island of Tuin, between New Guinea and Australia. Director Nicolas Roeg made this adaption, working from a script by Allan Scott. Irvine is played by Amanda Donahue, while Kingsland is Oliver Reed. Donahue said of this film, "Well, naked on a desert island with Oliver Reed – it was a tabloid fantasy, wasn't it? He was an alcoholic and his behavior was erratic, but he was always a courteous and good actor." Yeah, Reed lost weight to be in this movie by using the vodka diet. Kate Bush was the initial choice to play Irvine but didn't want to be nude for the entire film. Instead, she sent her song "Be Kind to My Mistakes." Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review charlie l A strange and altogether useless moviegoing experience. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Castaway left an impression on my brain and made me an admirer of the great Nichoasl Roeg. This is not the Tom Hanks Castaway but the Nicholas Roeg one full of complete nudity and great acting. Both Oliver Reed and Amanda Donahue are amazing as the couple who chose to live on an island for a year, and even more astonishingly this is based on real life events. Nicholas Roeg is an acquired taste and this film is strictly for cinephiles but you will be rewarded if you give it a chance. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This is not the Tom Hanks Castaway but the Nicholas Roeg one full of complete nudity and great acting. Both Oliver Reed and Amanda Donahue are amazing as the couple who chose to live on an island for a year, and even more astonishingly this is based on real life events. Nicholas Roeg is an acquired taste and this film is strictly for cinephiles but you will be rewarded if you give it a chance.(An offbeat art film by the great Nicholas Roeg). Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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