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This excellent film is probably best described as subtle elegance. Framed in the present, the movie deals with the lives inside an English country home just prior to World War II. Reunited with the f...( read more 
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MCT:May 8, 2008
In 1993, there were 3 mainstream Hollywood movies: "Schindler's List", "Philadelphia" & "The Remains Of The Day". Although "The Remains Of The Day" was nominated for 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, it didn't win even a single one. It was overlooked due to the dominance of "Schindler's List" which grabbed all major awards. But, no problem.
"The Remains Of The Day" is a quiet and slow-paced period piece rich in every detail, subtle in every feeling, perfect in every aspect. The cinematography, costumes and scores are sheer perfection in capturing not only the ambiance & mood of a great English countryhouse with splendid rooms and vast gardens where the servants passed their lives "in service" to their titled masters, but also the political background of England between two World Wars.
Superbly crafted, this is a poignant story making bitter mixture of unrequited love, self-imposed repression, debilitating perfectionism, blind loyalty, upper-class bigotry, and incognizance.
Undoubtedly, Anthony Hopkins is one of the greatest actors of all times. As always, he delivers another top-notch performance portraying Stevens: a butler devoting his life to his job with rigorous dedication, although unknowing this preoccupation virtually ruins his life. Neither a potential emotional relationship with a younger housekeeper, nor his blue blood's misguided intentions to encourage other eminent statesmen from England, France and USA to assist Nazis to rebuild the war-stricken Germany, distract him from his selfless service. Even he keeps going, going and going while his sick & old father is giving his last breath on upper floor. He is too weird to be true... Highly recommended... -
MCT:April 17, 2008Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson certainly CAN act! A classic-beautiful and elegant film about the point of view of service workers towards political issues at the begining of the XX century. Emma Thompson shows us that not only actresses with complex roles can be noticed, she does a very simple role as a maid, but does it perfectly. The story is engaging, and the overall time-space set is wonderful.
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MCT:April 2, 2008
'The Remains of the Day' is indeed, a romance, but it is layered over such a range of topical issues to label it so abruptly would be an injustice to a marvellous sociological study. It is neither simple nor overtly romantic, but explores the blurred ambiguities between lines of good and evil, love and hate. The film is a series of flashbacks that observe the going-ons in Darlington Manor in the early 1930's, where butler Mr Stevens and housekeeper Miss Kenton, in between undertaking duties and keeping their heads beneath the occuring political talks, begin to fall in love. Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins are magnificent as the couple who repress their feelings for the sake of work, and the exemplary screenplay ensures they deliver on equal levels of believablity - her desperation and need for love uncover slowly and maturely as in reality, and his inability to express emotion, almost in any form, becomes a source of frustration even for himself. They have expert chemistry, providing scenes of intensity, thought and darkly amusing humour to highlight the growth of their relationship. The film also has quality production values, the bold score and elegant costume and sets really enhancing the authenticity of the era. The film captures how decision is always confusing, and only with hindsight can we realise the horror or sincere futility of our mistakes, however good or well-meaning our intentions once were. The director understands the complexities of human nature, and the ending - while almost falling into a dreaded trap and dragging for barely moments too long - highlights this complete sense of waste, regret and remorse a single choice can make of a lifetime. The film is subtle, intelligent and cares enough for its characters to deliver one of the best portraits of human behaviour I have seen in cinema. As a romance, it excels, but as an intense, human drama, it reaches the heights of greatness.
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MCT:March 27, 2008Bah. Highly disappointing. I was expecting so much more...like a proper beginning and ending. Is that too much to ask? I hated feeling like I was dropped right in the middle of something.
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MCT:March 16, 2008Subtle and silent, this love story doesn't strike until the very end -- and then not powerfully enough to save itself.
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