A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long Island estate.... Read more
| Starring | Anne Francine, Thayer David, Louis Stadlen |
|---|---|
| Director | James Ivory |
| Genres | Drama |
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A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long Island estate....
| Starring | Anne Francine, Thayer David, Louis Stadlen |
|---|---|
| Director | James Ivory |
| Studio | PRISM LEISURE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: German |
| Released | Production year: 1972 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 22 Jun 2004 |
Strip away our veneer of civilisation, cast a dispassionate eye on our frantic attempts to gratify ourselves, and what... read more on Time Out
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Barely up to Film School-standard
Terribly dated and, above all, dull allegory. Tiresome to watch, in fact pretty much impossible to get through - I certainly gave up fairly soon, so perhaps it... read more »
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That'll teach me for not trusting the reviews here!
I couldn't believe that a Merchant-Ivory film could deserve anything less than 'good', at the very least.
How wrong could I be???
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Do you know the meaning and derivation of the phrase "Bric a brac"?
From a fairly interesting premise - the discovery of a deserted mansion by a tribe of primitive people - this film spirals downhill at a very sharp pace into ... read more »
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Never again
Thank god for the off button. Mere words cannot describe how awful this film is.
BFI London Film Festival gets underway Thursday, with opening gala Eastern Promises (which we'll be covering when it goes on general release next week). At this stage I've seen just over 30 of the films in the programme. That's a mere drop in the ocean in a festival of this size, but it's enough to be able to pass on a few tips, as well as the odd warning! first films to sell out are always the Galas, in part because less tickets are available to the general public (this is where the festival... Read more
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