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1988
The French Lieutenant's Woman(Movie), The Bridges of Madison County(Movie), Out of Africa(Movie), Sophie's Choice(Movie), The Hours(Movie), How to Make an American Quilt(Movie), Mermaids(Movie), The Age of Innocence(Movie), Pelle the Conqueror(Movie), Music of the Heart(Movie), The Letter(Movie), 1969(Movie)
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i cannot in all conscience say that this is a bad movie. aside from a few time-related impossibilities (esteban jr never ages. ever. he's a grown man when he first sees blanca and she's just a child and he's unchanged years later and then again later during the revolution) the acting is impeccable and the movie is well-written, the photography is quite good. but i cannot like a movie that ultimately is a chain of events caused by the acts of a selfish fool. and i'm not a good person enough to believe one can be forgiven after all esteban has done in his life. i did not like the movie at all.... read
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what a movie... saw it when it first came out in the "mobile cinema" - a community thing that took place every other month or so. i was around 16 and watched this family saga the first time and was blown away. a really important, brilliantly narrated adaption of isabel allende's best-selling novel. still today a must see (or read) ! after having written this i scrolled through the comment section here on letterboxd. and i don't get it... why does almost everyone hate this. i can relate to someone who read the book and was disappointed. but they all mentioned the cast and shit...that's what it... read
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