March 27, 2014 // The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover // Caroline

Trillsters,

Get ready for a mouthful (try saying The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover five times fast). This is a British-French film from 1989 that is a bizarrely dramatic piece of art. Everything about it is really intense and over-the-top... the characters, their wardrobe, the camera angles, the relationships, THE NUDITY (prepare to blush). Let's just say Helen Mirren leaves it all on the stage (AND THEN SOME, amirite?!). The story is that of romance and crime, though there have been critics and articles that attempt to link it to 1980s British domestic politics/Thatcherism.

It was premiered at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and shocked audiences. Due to the controversy of its content, it opted out of the rating system rather than receive an X rating from MPAA. It was directed by Peter Greenaway and is one of his most famous (infamous?) films.

Run time is right at 2 hours (so maybe not time for Dawsons, but that will really just leave us wanting more for the next time, right?).

House Garry
Thursday, March 27
7:00pm
Pizza will be served (if you don't lose your appetite first)

Return From the Ashes (1965) and more! - Springer

March 13, 2014
7:00 PM
Casa de Springer - Apt 2903
Pizza will be provided

Post World War II Paris, a sexy x-ray technician, an affair with a stepdaughter, insurance fraud, plastic surgery, chess, a guy named "Stanislaus"....basically Return From the Ashes seems to have everything!






I found this on a list of "50 Amazing Films You've Probably Never Seen" and it sounded cool. I haven't seen it, so we'll take this "journey into the diabolical" together! It stars Maximilian Schell and was directed by J. Lee Thompson, who also directed "The Guns of Navarone" and the original "Cape Fear."

Something has been gnawing at me since the last get together.  Was anyone else pretty sure that last week's DC episode was building toward a steamy lesbian scene between Tamara and Dawson's mom? We should have time to watch an episode this week and see if I was right!

See you Thursday.