The film has one big problem. Mia Farrow, so good in Rosemary's Baby, is completely miscast in this film. It's just hard to imagine Redford longing for this woman, building a fortune just to win her back. He's Robert Redford, for one thing! And the rich people are all empty, superficial assholes, it turns out. The film was made in the 70s, but feels more like some oldfashioned Zanuck production from the 50s. A director like Nicolas Roeg or Robert Altman could maybe have done a more interesting job.
Hey! This is polish poster! :)
ReplyDeleteYes, love the Polish posters.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the new movie yet, but I'm not sure Fitzgerald, like Hemingway and all the lost generation, are made to be adapted in movie. What makes those books powerfull is the psychological aspect, not the story, The Other Side of Paradise and Sun Also Rises are perfect in it.
ReplyDeleteYes, The Great Gatsby is a hard novel to film. You lose Scott Fitzgerald's language, for one thing. Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms has been filmed a couple of times. I haven't seen any of them, but I think that's a book that easier should translate to film.
ReplyDeleteI'd watch an Ang Lee version of The Great Gatsby.
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