Mark Twain and Me

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Audience Member The character of Mark Twain is really well achieved by Jason Robards, but the whole story maintains a quite childish style which will not help to children to make it funnier. Anyway, it is a watchable fantasy. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member ok but not as good as say oscar wilde & i or orsen welles & I Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review ashley h Eleven-year-old Dorothy, played well in her film debut by Amy Stewart, was often a guest, along with her widowed mother (Fiona Reid) of renowned humourist at his New York City town home in Tuxedo Park as well as at his estate in Redding, Connecticut, and from this faithful cinematic adaptation it is perceived that Clemens was not merely a bitter pessimist during his last days as is stated by some critics, but a warm and frequently jocose individual who cherished his various surrogate granddaughters, of whom Dorothy was foremost in his affections. Jason Robards, in scrupulous makeup created by Kevin Haney, is first-class as Mark Twain, and piece is directed in his customary sensitively nuanced manner by Daniel Petrie who guides a predominantly Canadian cast and crew with most footage being shot in Canada, as Petrie emphasizes those details that gratify not only the eye in every scene, but one's sense of artistic integrity in the bargain. Each player is in surpassing form, abetted by Petrie's craft and superior post-production contributions, with standout execution from Talia Shire as a tragically disregarded Clemens daughter and R. H. Thomsen in a thornily reticent role as Albert Paine, biographer, secretary and sometime amanuensis of the creator of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. In the last analysis, those mentioned details constitute greatest strength of this delightful production with each scene offering savors, aided by an ample budget, but even more through the efforts of cinematographer Francois Protor and editor Paul LaMastra, and additionally a pungent score composed by Laurence Rosenthal, lavish set ( William Beeton) and art (Jacques Bradette) design, assiduously accurate and lavish costumes of Linda Kemp and invaluable post-production sound mixing by both Elius Caruso and David Lee - all under the sterling leadership of the veteran director. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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