Rapture

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nick s Breathtakingly beautiful movie. Wonderful camera work, superb acting from the young lead, dreamy pacing. This is a real piece of cinematic art. Can't recommend it enough. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/24 Full Review Steve D Sure uncomfortable for a modern audience but it works thanks to strong acting by the entire cast. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I can't for the life of me, figure out why this one is so underrated and so little talked about. The camerawork is outstanding and unusually intimate for that period, Patricia Gozzi's feral performance is truly memorable(she was only 14, btw). "Rapture" is a small, yet multi-layered film, one which manages to treat delicate topics with care, without neither cheapening or idealising them, one that looks at its characters with a sheer and quiet kindness, so it never actually becomes sappy. Dean Stockwell delivers a great performance also, one which reminded me of a more reserved James Dean and also it was a pleasure to see Melvyn Douglas(The Tenant, Changeling). There are more things I could say about the story, but I don't want to give any spoilers, so I'll leave it at that. One more thing: the protagonist's commitment made me think of some of Lars von Trier's female protagonists(Bess & Selma in particular) so I wonder if Lars had seen this at some point in his life. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Got turned on to this somewhat obscure gem by a book about director John Guillermin, who achieved notable box office success with numerous movies such as The Blue Max, The Towering Inferno, and King Kong (1976). He made over 30 films, but he was always dissatisfied as a hired gun. The only exception in his long career was 1965's Rapture, which he saw as a passion project, the only time as he saw it that he met his potential as a filmmaker. It's a moody and haunting film with strong performances and many indelible images unique in their specificity. Contemporary audiences will probably see the young age of the female protagonist as problematic, but that's what you get with European productions sometimes, and it was made in a different time. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Subtle, decades ahead of its time, touching on a wide range of both artistic, sexual & social issues. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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