The American Friend

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Posted by Victor Khomenko on October 2, 2000 at 12:18:39

Here you get some of that typical Wim Wenders' beautiful photography, plus, for those of us with Restless Legs Syndrom - a plot that is if not riveting, then at least worth following. I am not big fan of Dannis Hopper, but here he seems to fit in nicely. Bruno Ganz (the star of the angel series of fimls) is quite convincing, in his quiet European charm.

Lisa Kreuzer doesn't need introduction and is definitely worth having around, having done great roles in, of all place, "Basileus Quartet", plus, of course, such unforgettable and oh-so-very-European-seventies hits like "Birgit Haas Must Be Killed", "Kings of the Road" and one of my all-time favorites: "Alice in the Cities".

Unfortunately the tape quality is below par, so their faces are hard to see, but so what, your memory fills the blanks.

There is no question that that decade was colored strong hue in Europe and it may not be your cup of tea, but what do you have to lose? Few bucks? For that it certainly beats some Hollywood (here I go again...) junk , and even if some subtitles will be of your typical unreadable white-on-white veriety, well, that's small price to pay for almost two hours of subtle old-world decadence, where characters pop up out of nowhere, and disappear with not even a puff of smoke.

Still can't figure out, though, what on Earth did the ending mean...

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Topic - The American Friend - Victor Khomenko 12:18:39 10/02/00 (21)

so, how was Gerard Depardeu in the "Count of Monte Cristo"? - Mart 20:27:05 10/06/00 (8)

Don't rub it in! - Victor Khomenko 06:46:07 10/07/00 (7)

Re: Don't rub it in! - Dmitry 20:24:14 10/07/00 (5)

Re: Don't rub it in! - Victor Khomenko 16:44:33 10/08/00 (4)

Re: Don't rub it in! - Dmitry 22:39:24 10/08/00 (3)

Re: Don't rub it in! - Victor Khomenko 06:22:29 10/09/00 (2)

Re: Don't rub it in! - Dmitry 10:41:40 10/09/00 (1)

Re: Don't rub it in! - Victor Khomenko 12:34:17 10/09/00 (0)

How come I reminded of a line in SCROOGED - Mart 07:40:08 10/07/00 (0)

Re: The American Friend - TAFKA Steve 16:51:12 10/02/00 (11)

LOL! I would take Berlin any time too! - Victor Khomenko 18:05:01 10/02/00 (10)

rooftop antennas - petew 05:22:12 10/07/00 (7)

DirecTV - Bruce from DC 08:06:20 10/09/00 (0)

Telll us about that netflix - Victor Khomenko 06:38:41 10/07/00 (5)

I checked... - Victor Khomenko 07:11:13 10/07/00 (4)

another caviat - petew 11:15:35 10/07/00 (1)

Re: another caviat - Victor Khomenko 11:41:44 10/07/00 (0)

netflix.com - petew 11:01:46 10/07/00 (1)

Re: netflix.com - Victor Khomenko 13:25:01 10/07/00 (0)

You can say that again - Scott Wurcer 17:38:52 10/03/00 (0)

Re: "What makes them hope that the cable companies, etc, will not fuck up the new standard?" - Mart 13:16:43 10/03/00 (0)

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