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The Great Kandinsky (1995)
A rare Gem
This is easily one of my favourite movies. It was nicely put together with memorable performances by Richard Harris, Dorothy Tutin, Ian Carmichael, Tim McInernney and Tom Bell a truly fine actor. Tom Bell's 'The Professor' was quirky, cunning and evil. I greatly enjoyed his character. Old People being 'Cool', now there's a novel idea. As the story unfolds we realize that Kandinsky's struggle seems as insurmountable as the Goldfish in a bowl. To extend the metaphor even further Kandinsky seems to try to live underwater. I loved everything about this movie. The music was perfect. I can't say enough good things about it.
The Knick (2014)
Very Good but the background music is annoying.
I am enjoying this series but I find the music in it hard to get around. It's awful and at times seems to dominate. Sometimes it has a bubbly sound and some of the sentimental scenes have a piano playing a plink, plink sound. I try to overlook that, I don't want to stop watching a good series. The performers are great, Clive Owen is amazing. The settings for that period are very well done and you really get a feel for those times. A lot of scenes in it are gory and graphic. The topics disturbing. I think that the average person could feel injured seeing how the brilliant young black doctor was spoken to and how minorities were treated. When you see how medical problems were handled back then it makes you appreciate today's technology. I look forward to watching the rest of it. This kind of music worked in Solaris even though it was a bit heavy handed in some parts. Just didn't work in The Knick.