The Inheritance (1997) short review
Based on one of Louisa May Alcott’s younger writings, this is a made-for-television adaptation of a melodramatic novel. Set in the 1870s, Edith was... Read more →
Firelight (1997) short review
It’s been a while since I’ve seen this, but what I basically remember is that it was pretty lackluster. Sophie Marceau plays a French woman who... Read more →
Anna Karenina (1997) short review
I veer back and forth on whether or not I like the plot and acting in this film — sometimes it doesn’t grab me at all, and sometimes it’s... Read more →
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997) short review
Another BBC miniseries, which will tell you right off that it’s good. Set in probably the 1750s, it’s interesting in that it portrays an... Read more →
Marquise (1997) short review
This was never released in the US, which you know is a bad sign… Sophie Marceau stars as an aspiring actress in 17th century France. She joins... Read more →
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) short review
It’s an interesting proposition: take the classic Grimm fairytale but go back to its horror roots, put good actors like Sigourney Weaver and Sam... Read more →
Evita (1996) short review
There are many good things about this movie, not the least of which is Antonio Banderas is easy on the eye and Madonna looks FABULOUS (hair, makeup,... Read more →
The English Patient (1996) short review
On the one hand, it’s two beautiful intertwined stories: doomed extramarital love and sweet cross-cultural love, set just before and during World... Read more →
Hamlet (1996) short review
A really wonderful restaging of the classic Shakespeare play with Kenneth Branagh in the title role. The story is reset in a sort of... Read more →
In Love and War (1996) short review
Okay, this has to win the prize for cheesiness — Chris O’Donnell as a young Ernest Hemingway (ha!) and Sandra Bullock as the older nurse he falls... Read more →
