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Colin Blakely, Eileen Atkins, Elva Mai Hoover, Harry Andrews, Jenny Agutter
Id: 10905094
The film adaptation is okay, but this is an amazing play. It's really too bad that it is not performed here in the states very often.
Maravilhoso é pouco pra esse filme. Baseado no roteiro de uma peça, é um filme de atuações bem teatrais, dramáticas, e muito boas. Sobre um menino que cega vários cavalos e passa a ser tratado por um psiquiatra. Não posso falar mais, senão estraga.
I read the play script for this just a day or two before seeing it, and I must say the movie is a bit of a disappointment with that in mind. I'd like to see it on stage some day - somehow the actual live horses took away a lot of the power of the story. The moments where Dysart a...( read more)
Interesting, well acted but extremely grim. There's the feeling that a good deal of subtext was removed because of the times in which it was made. A prime candidate for a remake.
An unnerving, intellectual character piece whose powerfully disturbing nature outweighs its small flaws. The acting from everyone involved in this film is excellent, particularly Burton and Firth in the demanding lead roles. Sidney Lumet's direction, apart from a few debatably un...( read more)
