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Reviewer: Kenneth A. Nelson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This Film Could Drive You to Drink or Away From Alcohol Forever…
Review: Watching anyone self-destruct is a sad subject for entertainment, but two (2) films come to mind about the self-hating alcoholic’s love affair with the bottle. “The Days of Wine and Roses” is one of those films and “A Day at the Beach” is the other, with the latter far more extreme and memorable (for me).The entire location setting is a drizzle/rain day at the Beach (the atmospheric filming is spectacular) with father visiting his daughter on a visitation visit (daughter lives with Mother and her new husband). The daughter wears leg braces, which even expands her sympathy value and it worked. I was a crying mess by about the halfway mark in the film. Daughter watching father sinking lower and lower is horrorfying. He can’t seem to be able to control himself and she can’t do a thing to help him.Whether you are a drinker or not, it matters none. All you need is an interest in a very disfunctional father/daughter relationship and have the strength to witness an extremely emotional story with excellent Actors all around.Oh Waitor, I’ll have another Vodka Martini please. Make it a double.
Reviewer: Scott Benkel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: SEE IT FOR MARK BURNS!!!
Review: I have seen hundreds of classics, foreign films, art house movies, etc…..there never has, nor there ever will be, an acting performance as superb as that put in by Mark Burns…and everything else about this movie is phenomenal! I hope one day this film is made available to a wider audience, perhaps through Criterion. Offbeat, dreamy and unique—this is a film not to be missed!!!!…ScottyB
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: Interesting movie.
Reviewer: Eduardo L. De Macedo
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A rare screenplay by Roman Polanski, which Simon Hessera …
Review: A rare screenplay by Roman Polanski, which Simon Hessera, his friend, directed. Peter Sellers made an appearance. Only by fans of Polanski.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Guten Tag,DVD A Day at the beach ist schon an meine Adresse, DVD ist perfekt, neu, es ist eine drama aus dem Jahre 1972,kooperation mit Roman Polanski, Film ist interessant.Ich danke Ihnen fur diese Film.Mit grussen.Jiri Skoda
Reviewer: kevo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great
Reviewer: DH Dixon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I’ve only watched this once so far, and I may be over-reacting, but I was really surprised by this film. It has a notorious reputation as another Peter Sellers flop, one that didn’t even get released, but its real significance is in its value as a Polansky film. Sellers only lasts a minute or so (and he’s upstaged by Graham Stark) but he is worth watching. However the film I think is splendid. It is typical of Polansky’s Repulsion and Knife In The Water, surely his best two films, but in colour. This one takes an alcoholic spin on Repulsion, with a delightful use of the seaside setting that he used in Cul De Sac, and there is some great crepuscular lighting. The pubs in the film are deliberately dingy and stark, and the story is dark too, describing a drunkard getting progressively drunk into oblivion. Its cautionary tale is very effective, but the film is enjoyable to watch not only because of its art, but also because of the charm and charisma of the lead actor. Also the child with leg irons in his charge who acts as a foil to his deterioration is beautifully done. The film is very early Polansky in style and significance, but it is in colour and very 1969. At this stage I am tempted to rate it very highly beside Knife in the Water, and also two of my favourite Sellers films, both non-comedies, Hoffman and The Optimists of Nine Elms. I think this is a great early Polansky. It is an outstanding period piece which achieves a lot in many ways.PS (2016) – I bought the American Code Red issue and am pleased to find that it was playable on Region 2. It was advertised as widescreen but the image was the same as if you zoomed to widescreen on the Best of British release by Odeon.
Reviewer: Colin J. Herd
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: After this release, and the even recenter ‘What?’, one is left wondering just how many ‘lost’ Polanski films there are. It’s nice to have it, though. Unlike the other reviewer I don’t see this as especially typical of Polanski’s style. I think it’s more conventional, and less manic. But then, there is a central mind-on-the-brink being pushed at from all angles. I am intrigued about Simon Hesera, the director who took over from Polanski in the making of this flm- he seems to have made only one other film, which is not available on amazon.The film features popular tv actress Beatie Edney in her first role as Winnie, the little girl. I think she is just brilliant in this film, and call me sentimental if you wish. I’ll bat your remarks away like ping pong balls with my eyelids.And then there’s Sellers. This is a really good performance. I don’t waant to put it in such clunky terms as the other reviewer (shame on you), he plays one of a gay ‘couple’ (this isn’t clear) who run a shop on the beach. As usual he treads on the wire of over-acting but it is just toned-down enough not to seem out of place. He doesn’t steal the show and that is a compliment.There are moments that are difficult to get through, a very sad and very real depiction of alcoholism.
Reviewer: mr john popey
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: good
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