tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post4076834079547920590..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: On the Big Screen: THE GHOST WRITER (2010)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-45611365317403069032010-04-01T23:12:13.470-04:002010-04-01T23:12:13.470-04:00Thanks for writing, John. I suppose what keeps the...Thanks for writing, John. I suppose what keeps the film from being more Wellesian is a lack of ambiguity about the prime minister. Since he's so obviously a stand-in for Tony Blair there's little mystery about him, and the revelations in the film are likely to get an "I thought so" response more than anything else. <br /><br />I thought Michael Clayton was pretty good too, by the way.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-2255075731133468792010-03-31T08:55:13.781-04:002010-03-31T08:55:13.781-04:00Samuel,
"Polanski's film is old-fashion ...Samuel,<br /><br />"Polanski's film is old-fashion in good ways"<br /><br />I totally agree with this, the film is reminicent in tone with many 70's conspriacy themed films (All the Presidents Men, Three Days of the Condor). The only recent film that follows in this path was Pollack's "Michael Clayton" which also reminded me of those great 70's works. Needless to say I loved this film (wrote my own review at "Watching Shadows on the Wall." Like your comparison to Welles like themes.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.com