Monday 25 February 2013

Regarding Henry (1991 Mike Nichols)

Scr. JJ Abrams (before he started doing silly things like Lost  and Super 8, which is apparently an amalgamation of old Spielburgs).

Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Elizabeth Wilson (the secretary, also in Nine to Five, Catch 22, The Graduate), Donald Moffat, Mikki Allen (daughter, one of those sensible children who probably decided making films was too boring and didn't do it again), Bill Nunn (therapist: Legend of 1900, Spider Man films), Bruce Altman (partner).

Well written, and shot with the lush and rich camera of Giuseppe Rotunno (not captured in screen shot).
This was as good as the first time we saw it (for the record 18 April 1992. Review: Wonderful humane story is moving without being manipulative (?), great script, superb central performance. Not a dry eye in the house.")

Not mad about Hans Zimmer's music in this (not generally).


Loved the moment when daughter knocks glass of orange juice over, so Dad does the same.

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