Since I kept hearing good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Unfortunately, even though I did like it, I'm afraid I didn't really connect with the whole thing. I don't know, maybe I wasn't in the right mood or maybe it has to do with the fact that I saw it on the BBC without subtitles so I missed a bit of the dialogs. Still, like I said before, I still liked it and it is ... read more
Dennis Price is sublime as an embittered young commoner determined to avenge his mother’s unjust disinheritance by ascending to her family’s dukedom in one of Ealing Studios’ greatest triumphs, and one of the most wickedly black comedies ever made.
“Since I kept hearing good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Unfortunately, even though I did like it, I'm afraid I didn't really connect with the whole thing. I don't know, maybe I wasn't in the right mood or maybe it has to do with the fact that I saw it on the BBC without subtitles so I missed a bit of the dialogs. Still, like I said before, I still liked it and it is a very nice dark satire which must have been quite shocking when it was released. The thing I enjoyed the most was how sophisticate and articulate all the characters were. It was just a delight, especially compared to the abysmal figures we get nowadays. Of course, the other attraction was to see the great Sir Alec Guinness shining in no less than 8 different parts, including one woman. Man, the m” read more
johanlefourbe added this to a list 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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The Ups: A delicious wicked antihero killing both innocents and "those who deserve it" as he takes his revenge and justify his deeds. Bizarre and hilariously funny murders. I love the dialogue. The excellent Alec Guinness. It is a near to perfect film.
The Downs: A tiny overlong courtroom sequence that everyone knows the outcome of. The artificial moralistic ending that must have been put there to please the producers. "
Mr. Saturn added this to a list 3 weeks, 4 days ago
"22.11.
Uskomattoman röyhkeä yläluokkasatiiri ikäisekseen. Kahdeksan Alec Guinnessia on suvusta ajetun siniverisen tiellä perintöjärjestyksessä, joten heidät kaikki on murhattava. Mielenkiintoisesti kaikki keskeiset henkilöt ovat tavalla tai toisella niin vastenmielisiä, ettei kenenkään puolella voi olla. Päähenkilölle, jonka näkökulmaa syvennetään tämän narraatiolla, ei tuota ongelmia riistää henkiä myös sivullisilta uhreilta. Tämän onnettomassa avioliitossa elävä "
♥ мáя¢ια ♥ added this to a list 6 months, 2 weeks ago
"One of the undisputed masterpieces of British comedy, 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' is a masterful dark satire and is often considered the greatest of the Ealing comedies. The story of a man in Edwardian England who sets about murdering all the members of an aristocratic family in order to inherit the title denied him by their cruel treatment of his dead mother, 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' is perhaps best remembered for the multiple roles played by Alec Guiness. Guiness plays all eight doomed member"
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