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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 374755" data-attributes="member: 23">The Others (2001)

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Back when it first came out, I&#039;m sure I knew of this film by name, poster and the fact that Nicole Kidman is in it. That&#039;s about as far as it went and I probably ruled it out as not my cup of tea without looking any more closely.

Turns out this is my cup of tea. I love how old-fashioned it feels and that goes&nbsp; beyond the period setting to the film&#039;s sensibilities. There&#039;s an emphasis on gothic atmosphere and the film is a visual feast in this regard. Light is the enemy in the story, and this serves the aesthetic, with long shadows and dim flickering light adding to the unsettling ambience.

It&#039;s a well-cast film. Kidman is The Name in the film, while the remaining cast is familiar but in general good, dependable actors rather than big-name staaaaahs. It&#039;s also a mostly British/Irish cast, featuring the likes of Chris Eccleston and Fionnula Flanagan. It was surprising to see Eric Sykes&#039;s name in the credits since he&#039;s currently testing my patience in his self-penned, self-titled, self-starring sitcom from the Seventies. Turns out he was perfectly fine in this role, age having given him a more wizened and interesting presence (old age can create interest and gravitas where there once was little-to-none). It blew my mind a little to realise that the gap between the end of his sitcom and this film is about the same as the gap from this film to today.

I&#039;d wondered if this was a British film or a Hollywood one. Turns out it&#039;s neither. This is actually a Spanish-made piece.

This is the perfect film to watch blind without knowing anything about the premise or plot, and it&#039;s one of those rare discoveries that I could happily watch more than once.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 374755, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]The Others[/SIZE][/B] (2001) [IMG width="601px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffr.web.img3.acsta.net%2Fpictures%2F16%2F02%2F08%2F16%2F49%2F422992.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=0110f233883e6c8b2edf82550852458057ab49073a44e5d62efb4375371e2afc&ipo=images[/IMG] Back when it first came out, I'm sure I knew of this film by name, poster and the fact that Nicole Kidman is in it. That's about as far as it went and I probably ruled it out as not my cup of tea without looking any more closely. Turns out this [U][I]is[/I][/U] my cup of tea. I love how old-fashioned it feels and that goes beyond the period setting to the film's sensibilities. There's an emphasis on gothic atmosphere and the film is a visual feast in this regard. Light is the enemy in the story, and this serves the aesthetic, with long shadows and dim flickering light adding to the unsettling ambience. It's a well-cast film. Kidman is The Name in the film, while the remaining cast is familiar but in general good, dependable actors rather than big-name staaaaahs. It's also a mostly British/Irish cast, featuring the likes of Chris Eccleston and Fionnula Flanagan. It was surprising to see Eric Sykes's name in the credits since he's currently testing my patience in his self-penned, self-titled, self-starring sitcom from the Seventies. Turns out he was perfectly fine in this role, age having given him a more wizened and interesting presence (old age can create interest and gravitas where there once was little-to-none). It blew my mind a little to realise that the gap between the end of his sitcom and this film is about the same as the gap from this film to today. I'd wondered if this was a British film or a Hollywood one. Turns out it's neither. This is actually a Spanish-made piece. This is the perfect film to watch blind without knowing anything about the premise or plot, and it's one of those rare discoveries that I could happily watch more than once.[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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