L’infermiera di campagna aka Emanuelle in the Country (Mario Bianchi) (1978)
This is a strange hybrid between an over-the-top sex comedy (as I dearly like) and regular soft-core scenes as known from the Emanuelle series (which I also dearly like ) Here it is blended in a weird way which gets to show that mixing two good things doesn’t always result in something edible. The soft core scenes are randomly thrown in taking the pace out of what could have been a fun erotic movie. Hell it is even starring SW-star Aldo Sambrell alongside Laura Gemser and Gabriele Tinti so it should be good. The version I watched must have been shortened somewhat as it was only seventy-something minutes long so that probably took some of the fun out of it too depending on what was cut.
Not recommended unless you get turned on by watching Aldo Sambrell in sexual situations or if you just want to see it all
Version watched: DVD from Soft Touch. Fullscreen and not too good video quality and a dreadful dub which wasn’t in sync all the way.
A different revenge movie, a bit as if Stephen Frears or Ken Loach had directed an alternative Death Wish movie. Paddy Considine (who co-wrote the script) plays a paratrooper who returns to his home town in the Midlands, to get even with the men who tormented his retarded brother.
Strange, chilling, unsettling, terrific performances. Superficially style and storytelling seem realistic, but things are not what they seem. Interesting movie for those who were discussing flashbacks on these pages. Be prepared for some real disorienting twists. Alex Cox would be shocked.
Remarkable score by Aphex Twin, spot-on for a movie like this
Recommended (even though I suppose this is not everbody’s cup of tea)
A different revenge movie, a bit as if Stephen Frears or Ken Loach had directed an alternative Death Wish movie. Paddy Considine (who co-wrote the script) plays a paratrooper who returns to his home town in the Midlands, to get even with the men who tormented his retarded brother.
Strange, chilling, unsettling, terrific performances. Superficially style and storytelling seem realistic, but things are not what they seem. Interesting movie for those who were discussing flashbacks on these pages. Be prepared for some real disorienting twists. Alex Cox would be shocked.
Remarkable score by Aphex Twin, spot-on for a movie like this
Recommended (even though I suppose this is not everbody’s cup of tea)
This is the trailer:
Glad you enjoyed it Scherp. I happen to think it is one of the best British films of recent years. Chilling, disturbing and funny all at the same time.
A different revenge movie, a bit as if Stephen Frears or Ken Loach had directed an alternative Death Wish movie. Paddy Considine (who co-wrote the script) plays a paratrooper who returns to his home town in the Midlands, to get even with the men who tormented his retarded brother.
Strange, chilling, unsettling, terrific performances. Superficially style and storytelling seem realistic, but things are not what they seem. Interesting movie for those who were discussing flashbacks on these pages. Be prepared for some real disorienting twists. Alex Cox would be shocked.
Remarkable score by Aphex Twin, spot-on for a movie like this
Recommended (even though I suppose this is not everbody’s cup of tea)
This is the trailer: - YouTube , i thought this was quite good, didn’t see the twist coming at the end.
Would you believe I had never heard of this movie? I just happened to find a copy in the local library, it was a British DVD, God knows how they got hold of it.
I suppose it falls a bit between two stools, fans of the usual revenge stuff will probably find it too deliberate, too arty farty, while fans of New realism in the line of Loach or Frears may be repelled by the violence, which is occasionally quite strong
Yeah, this twist at the end, I’m not going to give it away here. Knocks you off your feet.
Fantastic actor, this Paddy Considine, his performance is one of the best I’ve seen in years
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:5206, topic:372”]@ Re DEAD MAN’S SHOES
Would you believe I had never heard of this movie? I just happened to find a copy in the local library, it was a British DVD, God knows how they got hold of it.
I suppose it falls a bit between two stools, fans of the usual revenge stuff will probably find it too deliberate, too arty farty, while fans of New realism in the line of Loach or Frears may be repelled by the violence, which is occasionally quite strong
Yeah, this twist at the end, I’m not going to give it away here. Knocks you off your feet.
Fantastic actor, this Paddy Considine, his performance is one of the best I’ve seen in years[/quote]
And Toby Kebbell’s performance as Anthony the disabled brother is also magnificent I think. Genuinely convincing and so good it is sometimes hard to watch.
[quote=“Reverend Danite, post:1118, topic:372”]A friend brought round ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ - a small-time drug-gangstery film set in Derbyshire, England.
Absolutely brilliant!! Violent and revenge-based (sound familiar?). Altho’ you can find comparisons with other films, the cover mentions Taxi Driver and First Blood) it’s also got bit’s of Get Carter and … (we would see it …) it owes a debt to Spaghetti-based revenge movies - whether it knows it or not. Fabulously underplayed and gritty, and not without a dark humour. It’s sparse, tense, nihalistic and it’s all beautifully filmed and skillfully framed. And also like a good sw, it also has a fabulous soundtrack that you’d think is too beautiful for the action if you’d heard it out of context.
I’d read nothing, and knew nothing about this, other than my mate banging on about how much I’d love it … and he weren’t wrong!!
Recommended … and then some more ;).[/quote]
(Edit - I don’t know how you somehow managed to respond before I posted ??? according to the times, here - but your response was in relation to my reviewette).
The Spaghetti influence is probably very deliberate when you consider that Shane Meadows (the writer director) also made a film called Once Upon a Time in the Midlands. A great title, and an ok film but not a touch on this one which is by far his best. Although I would also recommend his This is England which is set in the early 80s UK midlands again. This time amongst a group of harmless skinheads whose lives go nastily astray when an old and racist friend gets released from prison and comes home to reorganise the gang.
[quote=“Phil H, post:5209, topic:372”]The Spaghetti influence is probably very deliberate when you consider that Shane Meadows (the writer director) also made a film called Once Upon a Time in the Midlands.
Although I would also recommend his This is England which is set in the early 80s UK midlands again. This time amongst a group of harmless skinheads whose lives go nastily astray when an old and racist friend gets released from prison and comes home to reorganise the gang.[/quote]
I didn’t realise he’d made these as well - although I have seen them. OUATITM is pretty forgettable (I’ve pretty much forgotten it) - and TIE was ok, but the ending was predictable and too easy. All very worthy - but I think DMS is by far the best film out of these.
I replaced my little black book by a little red book (My little Red Reading Book), and this title wasn’t in it
Didn’t remember your post (well, when I reacted to it, you hadn’t written it yet, so no wonder I forgot)
I must have been looking for the movie back then. The DVD in the library was brand new, no fingers or scratches, so I guess they bought it only recently
I did check in the library this afternoon if they had This is England (the trailer of that movie was on the DVD)
I have seen Once upon a Time in the Midlands, okay, passes the time nicely, but otherwise forgettable.
One question about the accents in Dead man’s Shoes: were the accents spoken authentic or not?
Really? Not as broad as some British accents I wouldn’t have thought. Geordies and Scots for instance. But I guess our ears are more used to it. Quite a nice accent I find. Considine’s voice in particular has a great quality to it.
I’ve experienced worse, that’s right, but when the nasty blokes were talking to each other, I sometimes had trouble to understand what they were saying. The disc had only English subtitles HOH, I didn’t use them, but rewatched one longer scene with them to know what was being said.
) Here it is blended in a weird way which gets to show that mixing two good things doesn’t always result in something edible. The soft core scenes are randomly thrown in taking the pace out of what could have been a fun erotic movie. Hell it is even starring SW-star Aldo Sambrell alongside Laura Gemser and Gabriele Tinti so it should be good. The version I watched must have been shortened somewhat as it was only seventy-something minutes long so that probably took some of the fun out of it too depending on what was cut.
