Iris Jones Movies
- 1997
This drama, produced for Welsh television, takes place during World War II. A soldier flees his post in the chaos of the Dunkirk evacuation and escapes to the home of his mother in South Wales. Avoiding the military police, he hides in the attics of the row houses on his mother's block and staves off boredom by spying on the lives of the people living below, many of whom can sense that they're bring watched. After a while, enough people become aware of the soldier's presence that he begins receiving visitors, including his jealous younger brother and his former girlfriend, who is now married and expecting a baby. Cameleon won the Golden Spire Award for Best Dramatic Television Feature at the 1998 San Francisco International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
This film is a faithful rendition of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' last major poem, Under Milk Wood. It affectionately examines the day-to-day life of the inhabitants of a small Welsh fishing village. The poem is narrated by Richard Burton, himself a Welshman and a great aficionado of Thomas' work. The narrative framework comes through the character of Captain Cat (Peter O'Toole), a retired seaman who, though blind, knows the village and its inhabitants so well, it is as if he could see. The colorful characters of the village are delineated in short vignettes by a host of very distinguished British actors. Elizabeth Taylor, Burton's wife at the time, makes a brief appearance as Rosie Probert. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, (more)
