Hannah Norbert Movies
- 1982
Writer, director, and interviewer Bernhard Frankfurter also takes up a lot of camera time as he introduces and questions a series of professionals -- writers, directors, actors, and composers -- on how they survived the Hitler years (some went to Hollywood, others escaped elsewhere). Among those interviewed are actress Lotte Stein, composer Fred Spielman, and director Walter Henreid. Interviewee Paul Reisch may have survived Hitler, but then he ran into five years of blacklisting during the McCarthy era -- in spite of being an entrenched monarchist. A few stories like his make for an interesting commentary on this period and its aftermath. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rudolph Cartier, Paul Falkenberg, (more)
This British film examines the choices individuals must make when confronted with a romantic relationship which is rewarding but does not offer them everything they want. In this sympathetic and psychologically precise drama, Alexandra Greville (Glenda Jackson), "Alex" to her friends, has a younger man as her sometime lover, the young sculptor Bob Elkin (Murray Head). Elkin is completely open about the fact that he is also the lover of her acquaintance, Dr. Daniel Hirsch (Peter Finch). These relationships continue in some kind of equilibrium until Alex and Bob agree to house-sit the children of a couple known to the three of them. In their roles, neither Head nor Finch "swished," or otherwise catered to homosexual stereotypes, and theirs was considered to be a groundbreaking, sympathetic portrayal of this kind of relationship, not condescending in any way. One highlight of the film is a scene in which Dr. Hirsch attends the Bar Mitzvah of his nephew. This critically well-received movie was unexpectedly successful at the box office. The film's director and screenwriter, as well as Jackson and Finch, were nominated for Academy Awards. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, (more)
