tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post116384163375679035..comments2024-03-23T01:38:00.651+00:00Comments on Vicious Imagery: Films of Michael Caine #16: The Last ValleyDAVID BISHOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342376036664282348noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post-66938766217844699062015-08-18T10:35:30.598+01:002015-08-18T10:35:30.598+01:00I first saw this film when it was first released i...I first saw this film when it was first released in 1971. It was immediately one of my favorite films with the great performances by Michael Caine, Omar Sharif, and Nigel Davenport.<br />This film was not widely accepted because it was a thinking film. It didn't play in Peoria, as some would say.<br />The John Barry score and the settings in the Alps give this film a great setting for the storyline.<br />It was one of the first films that I bought for a VHS. I couldn't wait for the DVD.<br />I still watch it frequently.<br />If you like files like "A Men for All Seasons", "Becket", and "Cromwell", you will enjoy this film.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200481778651233628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post-20351349533804714802015-04-08T04:27:49.761+01:002015-04-08T04:27:49.761+01:00I am no critic, but this is one film I never forgo...I am no critic, but this is one film I never forgot, it exuded the brutality of war against the hidden short lived peace of a hidden valley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post-72902740386610436712009-05-08T07:31:00.000+01:002009-05-08T07:31:00.000+01:00I own the DVD and never tire of re-visiting it for...I own the DVD and never tire of re-visiting it for a viewing now and again. It is fascinating to see the early struggles civilization had with reconciling philosophical, religious, military and bureaucractic views and how this film shows their interdependence within a social order. <BR>It is a quite a study in behavioural aspects of fanaticism on many levels and the fragile committment to living in harmony with such divergent perspectives.<br /><BR>The performances are classically believable and professionally top notch. <BR>Shame it was released in 1970 when a lot of us were exploring absolute elsewhere ;-). I only discovered it in the early 80s through a friend.<br /><BR>Artist3dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com