Review of From Here to Eternity (1953) by Eric H — 24 May 2013

In my opinion this film combines several elements that fully explain its success:excellent performances,nice screenplay, fabulous director and a good story. All of these features led to a good entertainment and to one of the best films of all times.

I would like to stress that Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster and Debora Kerr gave us a lesson about how to act, how to compose a character. Their performances are among the best ever played in this industry history.

Moreover Zinnemann proves all his talent and competence. The scene of the kiss on the beach is a magical moment of the cinema! It translates all the passion, the search of a true love by the characters and perfectly describes the kind of feelings that dominated the characters.