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Summary: One of the very best
Review: This is one of the very best movies I've ever seen and, sadly, it may be as timely and topical today as it was when it was released in 1966.
A young soldier during the First World War infiltrates a French town, looking for a bomb left behind by the Germans. The town has been evacuated by all but the residents of the lunatic asylum.
Charming, idiosyncratic, touching. This is the movie that made Genevieve Bujold, who gives a luminescently loony performance. Alan Bates is also great.
The final image may be the best -- certainly one of the top two or three -- closing scenes of any movie.
This is a great movie, full of charm in the midst of savagery.
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Summary: We need the English dubbed version
Review: This is the most moving movie,.. I have ever seen. I first experienced it at college, circa 1970. It has stood alone ever since, only The Razor's Edge (more of a personal statement, then a societal one) has dared to intuit on as deep a level, and reach such lofty heights. That those people 'our' society deem insane, decided to voluntarily return to the "insane asylum" after experiencing the way we normal people behave, makes a statement that cuts deep to the bone. This is the first time I have taken the time to review a movie. I only hope one day we get a chance to purchase the English dubbed version, for it is much easier to dive into. If movies could be compared to surgeries, this would be societies lobotomy, performed on Leper Island.
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Summary: Best Ending Ever!
Review: This movie has the very best ending ever. I'd like to see someone try and find a more surprising, happier, funnier ending than this one. The loonies are in town and they've found their king and my heart. This movie takes the bag. It's my father's very favorite movie and one of mine. I definitely recommend this movie.
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Summary: Yep, not for everybody...
Review: To quote the ever-clueless Leonard Maltin: ***** From Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide Scotsman Bates walks into French town in WW1 that has been abandoned by everyone except those in the insane asylum. Stylish film isn't for all tastes, but has become a cult favorite. Offbeat. Techniscope. Copyright© Leonard Maltin, 1998-2001, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc. He wouldn't know "Offbeat" it if crowned him King of the Asylum; and it's obvious that the "tastes" he refers to are his alone! I have adored this movie since I first saw it as a teenager in Georgetown, DC. I can't imagine a more endearing movie. Seeing it again only reaffirms my long-held desire to live there...
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Summary: Best movie ever
Review: Would I have to select one film only from the hundrets I have seen for overall quality - message, performance, idea -
it would be this one
five stars !!
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