Review of All That Heaven Allows (1955) by A B — 15 Jul 2005

[i][b]Les Diaboliques[/b][/i].

This is easily my favorite Horror film, it is simply perfect. I didn't even see the [color=Red][[/color][color=White][color=Red]Highlight white text to view][/color]amazing twist[/color] coming.

Rating: 100/100.

[b].

[i]The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie[/i][/b].

The Discreet Charm is one of my favorite Bunuel films. When you hit the ending, you wonder what you watched really happened or not. There are many dreams embedded inside dreams, which makes it very interesting.

Rating: 90/100.

[b].

[i]Casino[/i][/b].

This is one of Martin Scorsese's more underrated films. It's almost as enjoyable as Goodfellas, and really pulls you in quickly. It's a shame this movie doesn't get more credit.

Rating: 85/100.

[b] [i].

All that Heaven Allows[/i].

[/b] I was skeptical when I first started to watch this film because I had never heard of it before. By the end of it, I became pleasently surprised. The use of imagery really is first class. Douglas Sirk uses the Red colours as the feeling of "home", and the Blue colours as something distant, or what you're afraid to go to.

Rating: 82/100.

[i][b].

La Dolce Vita[/b][/i].

WOW. This movie was absolutely amazing, it never ceased to entertain me. The only problem that I have with it (and it's very minor), is that Federico Fellini dubbed in all of the sound later, so it feels a little wierd when you see that the talking isn't exactly in sync with the mouths. This problem can easily be bypassed though.

Rating: 100/100.