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Post by spiderwort on Oct 4, 2019 17:53:37 GMT
All kinds of marriages - good, bad, or indifferent, but films that revolve around the marriage itself, whatever subplots may intervene. A few of my favorites: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Mike Nichols Penny Serenade (1941) - George Stevens Sunrise (1927) - F.W. Murnau
The Family Way (1966) - Roy Boulting
On Golden Pond (1981)
The first and only time Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn worked together.
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Post by DeepArcher on Oct 4, 2019 17:59:00 GMT
Two of my absolute favorite films:
Phantom Thread Eyes Wide Shut
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Post by Archie on Oct 4, 2019 18:02:56 GMT
Night Moves.
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Post by TerryMontana on Oct 4, 2019 18:47:28 GMT
Unfaithful The War of the Roses
and my personal favorite, already mentioned, On Golden Pond.
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Post by Martin Stett on Oct 4, 2019 18:48:52 GMT
Haven't seen this one, but it sounds like a very interesting subject, though I'm not clear in what way it is about marriage - are Fanning and Eisenberg married? It's hard to tell from imdb. Different Night Moves. The one with Hackman, I assume (I haven't seen it). Eisenberg/Fanning are NOT married, so gotta assume that it's the 70s movie.
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Post by Archie on Oct 4, 2019 18:50:55 GMT
Haven't seen this one, but it sounds like a very interesting subject, though I'm not clear in what way it is about marriage - are Fanning and Eisenberg married? It's hard to tell from imdb. I'm talking about the 1975 Gene Hackman film. Sorry for the confusion! Watch it. It's very much worth your time.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 4, 2019 19:00:04 GMT
Bille August's The Best Intentions based on the relationship between Ingmar Bergman's parents and penned by Bergman himself. An absolute must-see. Can't reiterate that enough.
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Post by Longtallsally on Oct 4, 2019 21:29:05 GMT
Tokyo Story (1953) - Yasujirô Ozu Le Chat (1971) - Pierre Granier-Deferre
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Post by spiderwort on Oct 4, 2019 21:46:27 GMT
Tokyo Story (1953) - Yasujirô Ozu Le Chat (1971) - Pierre Granier-Deferre Oh, I'm so ashamed to say that I have not seen a single Ozu film! I've been meaning to remedy that for years, but somehow it's always eluded me. People have been on my back forever about seeing him. So I will put Tokyo Story at the top of my list, unless you have another recommendation. (That list is getting longer and longer, and I'm getting older and older!)
I did see Le Chat, however, and loved it. Great story, and you can't beat that cast! (And I just want to add that it's lovely to see actors like Gabin and Signoret aging gracefully.)
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Post by hugobolso on Oct 4, 2019 22:37:20 GMT
The War of the Roses Days of Wine and Roses Matrimonio all'italiana (well is more the always fugitive groom but whatever) Bob and Carol, Ted and Alice Husbands and Wives
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Oct 4, 2019 23:24:10 GMT
Some other great ones not mentioned.
Two For The Road The Awful Truth A Woman Under The Influence Don't Look Now (a scarier look at marriage) Make Way For Tomorrow Early Morning
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Post by Archie on Oct 4, 2019 23:56:36 GMT
Lol, It centers around the kidnap/murder/Corrupt investigation in Hollywood, the main issue isn't about marriage What an incredibly shallow take! Please watch it again, and pay attention this time. Dumbass.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Oct 5, 2019 0:47:39 GMT
Some other great ones not mentioned. Two For The Road The Awful Truth A Woman Under The Influence Don't Look Now (a scarier look at marriage) Make Way For Tomorrow Early Morning Oh, some great ones there for sure, comic. Really special ones. I'm not familiar with Early Morning, but I've seen and love all of the others. The Awful Truth makes me laugh (thank you Leo McCarey), and Make Way for Tomorrow makes me cry (thank you Leo McCarey). Nick Roeg's Don't Look Now haunts me, still. And Cassavettes' A Woman Under the Influence is so brilliant it makes me feel everything, even when I don't fully understand what it is I am feeling . Two for the Road is thoroughly entertaining with two exceptional performances, a great script by Frederic Raphael, and I think maybe Stanley Donen's finest direction. Can't thank you enough for reminding me of so many wonderful viewing experiences. They bring back a lot of special memories to me. (I don't know how old you are, by I'm old enough to have seen Don't Look Now, A Woman Under the Influence, and Two for the Road on the big screen when they were first released, so I when I say you're really bringing back memories, I mean it!) Happy to provide those memories. I'll also say, I'm much much younger then you, so I came to these movies a lot later. Also I meant Early Spring not Early Morning, my bad. Just got the names mixed-up for some reason. It's a fantastic look at love and marriage from Ozu. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend checking it out. I finally saw Don't Look Now in the past decade, and it genuinely frightened me in a way I wasn't expecting. It's the kind of quasi-supernatural horror movie that really makes you jump, the more you think about it. It's also an excellent slow-burn flick too. I had a similar reaction to Two For the Road, but Make Way For Tomorrow was a genuinely sad film, that never felt overly sacchrine or disposable. It really touched on themes of the elderly, and rejection that I was especially moved by. Leo McCarey is a really unsung studio-era genius.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Oct 5, 2019 1:11:27 GMT
Happy to provide those memories. I'll also say, I'm much much younger then you, so I came to these movies a lot later. Also I meant Early Spring not Early Morning, my bad. Just got the names mixed-up for some reason. It's a fantastic look at love and marriage from Ozu. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend checking it out. I finally saw Don't Look Now in the past decade, and it genuinely frightened me in a way I wasn't expecting. It's the kind of quasi-supernatural horror movie that really makes you jump, the more you think about it. It's also an excellent slow-burn flick too. I had a similar reaction to Two For the Road, but Make Way For Tomorrow was a genuinely sad film, that never felt overly sacchrine or disposable. It really touched on themes of the elderly, and rejection that I was especially moved by. Leo McCarey is a really unsung studio-era genius. Early Spring, yes, that makes sense, and sadly, as I was posting earlier in this thread, I've never seen one Ozu film, shame on me! But I really appreciate your comments. And it's a pleasure to relive a bit of my own history through your viewing experiences now. I envy you that. Cherish them, each and every one. So many will shape your heart, mind, and soul for years to come. You have good taste. That will serve you well.
And, yes, Leo McCarey was a genius - though I'm not entirely sure he was unsung. He was nominated for six Oscars and won three.
Thanks. I appreciate discovering older films. It's part of what makes being a film fan so rewarding. Yeah, McCarey was pretty well-respected in his time, but you don't see him being compared on the same level as a Hawks or a Capra from the same generation, even if a few of his films are in the Criterion Collection. Among modern film scholars and fans, he seems to get lost in the shuffle, which is a shame as he did make some fantastic films, especially when it came to screwball comedies.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Oct 5, 2019 2:51:19 GMT
Thanks. I appreciate discovering older films. It's part of what makes being a film fan so rewarding. Yeah, McCarey was pretty well-respected in his time, but you don't see him being compared on the same level as a Hawks or a Capra from the same generation, even if a few of his films are in the Criterion Collection. Among modern film scholars and fans, he seems to get lost in the shuffle, which is a shame as he did make some fantastic films, especially when it came to screwball comedies. Yes, I'd have to agree with you about this. And in that regard, I think it's because although he made some wonderful films, he wasn't considered to be an auteur - a director whose creative persona and very often style is literally implanted in each and every film, unmistakably belonging to that director alone. Not every director gets his due. I for one have always felt that Michael Curtiz never got his due. Though he only won one Oscar (for Casablanca), I very much see/feel his imprint in every film he made in so many different genres (in a career that began in a 49 year career that began in Hungary in 1912 and resulted in 178 credits). But that's how it goes, especially when directors (in the old days especially) agreed basically to be directors for hire for the studios. Because McCarey was also a writer, I believe he had more control, and therefore was slightly more recognized and rewarded. But still, I can't disagree with your essential contention. Michael Curtiz is in the same sort of ballpark, just without the writing credits, and with one gigantic movie to his credit ( Casablanca), to his credit, but he was also involved with some fantastic films like The Adventures of Robin Hood, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and Mildred Pierce. Just because he and Leo McCarey were journeyman studio filmmaker during an era in which the studio had the final say, doesn't necessarily make it a bad thing. He still left his mark on cinema, and we remember and talk about the "classic films", he was involved with, even if the filmmakers themselves don't seem to have as much appreciation as they should.
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Post by cherry68 on Oct 5, 2019 5:53:40 GMT
Adam's rib.
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Post by demille on Oct 5, 2019 10:22:14 GMT
The Marriage Circle
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Post by demille on Oct 6, 2019 9:57:02 GMT
Ooh, an early Lubitsch film, which sadly I haven't seen. It looks like a good one though. I'll keep an eye out for it. I've never seen one of his silent films. I wonder if the "Lubitsch touch" is as obvious in them as in the sound films? The "Lubitsch touch" is definitely evident in this film - in Lubitsch's portrayal of modern marriage and the dynamics between the sexes in a comedic, witty manner - but his 30s film are really exemplary of his style.
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Post by cherry68 on Oct 6, 2019 16:34:25 GMT
Casomai (if by chance). A movie that all the couples should watch before getting married.
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Post by cherry68 on Oct 6, 2019 21:17:26 GMT
Casomai (if by chance). A movie that all the couples should watch before getting married. Haven't seen this, but I love what it's about and think you're probably right in terms of those who want to marry benefiting from seeing it.
You've reminded me of the wonderful scene in The Best Years of Our Lives where Teresa Wright chastises her parents for not understanding her conflict over her love for Dana Andrews, and they gently explain to her (bad paraphrasing here, sorry) how many times they had to fall in love all over again in order to save their marriage.
I like this quote from Keeping the Faith. Milos Forman plays a priest and tells a younger colleague (Edward Norton) this: The truth is you can never tell yourself there is only one thing you could be. If you are a priest or if you marry a woman it's the same challenge. You cannot make a real commitment unless you accept that it's a choice that you keep making again and again and again.
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Post by TerryMontana on Nov 5, 2019 17:50:58 GMT
Kramer is more of a movie about divorced coupled kids but ok, I like the pick.
Rebecca, yes sir, you could definitely call it a masterpiece about marriage!!! And if you ask me, it's more about Olivier's previous marriage, the one with Rebecca, not that much about his second one.
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Post by hugobolso on Nov 5, 2019 18:54:07 GMT
Noce i dnie. Nights and Days (1975)
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Post by Longtallsally on Nov 5, 2019 20:48:35 GMT
Mr Skeffington (1944)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2019 22:41:45 GMT
Two of my favourite movies about marriage:
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Post by Mattsby on Nov 5, 2019 23:09:28 GMT
few more - Faces (1968) Dance of Death (1969) Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
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