The movie is set in more recent times and acknowledges the existence of search engines. Kennedy's The Big Picture was published in 1997, when there wasn't as much personal information flowing across the Internet. Paul and his wife, Sarah (Marina Fois), argue over the fact that she feels neglected and held back from being a writer. But his sudden success could blow his cover. Soon, Paul/Greg has become the celebrated photographer that both once yearned to be. He begins taking pictures of local workers, which are spotted by the French expat editor (Niels Arestrup) of a local newspaper. Using Greg's name and a new phony passport, Paul settles in shabbily scenic Montenegro. Within a few days, Paul has convinced everyone that he's dead, and that Greg has gone on assignment to Eastern Europe. Although there's no suggestion that Paul has ever practiced criminal law, he turns out to be something of an expert at disposing of bodies and switching identities. Paul confronts Greg, and in the scuffle the latter accidentally dies. Paul's annoyance with Greg increases when he notices that the guy shares certain small intimacies with Sarah. It galls him that his longtime neighbor, Greg (Eric Ruf), has pursued that career, even if he's not very successful at it. What he wanted, and still does, was to be a photographer.
It's not a good time for Paul's mentor (Catherine Deneuve, in a cameo) to announce that she'll be gone soon and is leaving the firm to him. There are hints that she's having an affair. His wife, Sarah (Marina Fois), is smart and beautiful, and his two young sons are cute.īut Sarah thinks that Paul neglects her and has undermined her dream of becoming a writer. The junior partner in a successful Paris law firm, Paul looks like a movie star - perpetually unshaven, with a mop of black hair and the pantherlike presence of Duris, France's most feral film actor. The original French title of The Big Picture - an adaptation of a novel by American expatriate writer Douglas Kennedy - means "the man who wanted to live his life." That's pointedly ironic, since this existential thriller is about a person who seeks personal freedom by becoming somebody else.Īside from the crying baby who wakes him in the opening scene, Paul (Romain Duris) seems to have an enviable life.
Notable Nonagenarians: ‘Good times and bum times, I’ve seen them all, and, my dear, I’m still here.With: Romain Duris, Marina Fois, Niels Arestrup.Ikiru ***** (1952, Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Kyoko Seki, Miki Odagiri, Kamatari Fujiwara, Makoto Koburi) – Classic Movie Review 11,777.The Docks of New York **** (1928, George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova, Clyde Cook, Mitchell Lewis, Gustav von Seyffertitz) – Classic Movie Review 11,778.Doctor Blood’s Coffin * (1961, Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, Ian Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 11,779.The Plague Dogs *** (1982, voices of John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam) – Classic Movie Review 11,780.
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Crack in the Mirror *** (1960, Orson Welles, Bradford Dillman, Juliette Greco) – Classic Movie Review 11,781.© Derek Winnert 2020 Classic Movie Review 9338 The Girl in the Picture is an engaging début from writer-director Parker, who has no other film credits so far.Īlso in the cast are David McCay, Gregor Fisher, Caroline Guthrie, Paul Young, Simone Lahbib, Joyce Deans, Katy Hale, John Christie, Valerie Holloway, Wendy Holloway, Benny Young and Walter Carr. The important thing is that understated charmer Sinclair and graceful Brook are a delightful couple, and they carry the picture. Parker’s screenplay fails to get to grips with the couple’s problems, and hence it is on the flimsy side, but the movie is enjoyable enough for that not to matter too much. He keeps thinking of Mary but she seems less than keen to try again. Writer-director Cary Parker’s sweet, appealing and amusing though essentially lightweight 1985 British romantic comedy The Girl in the Picture stars John Gordon Sinclair (from Gregory’s Girl) as a Glasgow photographer called Alan, who tries to split up with his design student girlfriend named Mary (Irina Brook) and then finds himself lost without her.
The Girl in the Picture *** (1985, John Gordon Sinclair, Irina Brook, Gregor Fisher) – Classic Movie Review 9338
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