Ordinary People (1980)
Country: US
Technical: col 124m
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch
Synopsis:
The accidental death of an older brother sends shock waves through an upper-middle class family, and a therapist helps the younger son in particular pull through in one piece.
Review:
Redford's directorial debut seemed to be the first film in years about 'ordinary' Americans, after so many years of counter-cultural dropouts dominating the screens, and it works brilliantly on two levels: as a vividly executed critique of middle-America, and as a gripping psychological puzzle after the fashion of Spellbound. The acting is totally self-effacing, the direction not so, but then that's a different matter. Redford demonstrates a remarkable visual sense and economy, and packs in just about every trick that can be done with a camera and editing table.
Country: US
Technical: col 124m
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch
Synopsis:
The accidental death of an older brother sends shock waves through an upper-middle class family, and a therapist helps the younger son in particular pull through in one piece.
Review:
Redford's directorial debut seemed to be the first film in years about 'ordinary' Americans, after so many years of counter-cultural dropouts dominating the screens, and it works brilliantly on two levels: as a vividly executed critique of middle-America, and as a gripping psychological puzzle after the fashion of Spellbound. The acting is totally self-effacing, the direction not so, but then that's a different matter. Redford demonstrates a remarkable visual sense and economy, and packs in just about every trick that can be done with a camera and editing table.
Country: US
Technical: col 124m
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch
Synopsis:
The accidental death of an older brother sends shock waves through an upper-middle class family, and a therapist helps the younger son in particular pull through in one piece.
Review:
Redford's directorial debut seemed to be the first film in years about 'ordinary' Americans, after so many years of counter-cultural dropouts dominating the screens, and it works brilliantly on two levels: as a vividly executed critique of middle-America, and as a gripping psychological puzzle after the fashion of Spellbound. The acting is totally self-effacing, the direction not so, but then that's a different matter. Redford demonstrates a remarkable visual sense and economy, and packs in just about every trick that can be done with a camera and editing table.