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Simply magnificent!, April 27, 2002
This review is from: Duet for One [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I frankly don't see why people have overlooked this film or given it bad critiques and reviews. I think it's magnificent. I watched it the very same day I got it, and Ms. Andrews gives a magnificent performance. I foud tears on my own face at times, while Stephanie's struggling with her life. True, I'd never heard Ms. Julie use so much profanity, but everyone does it-she's a human being too. And a very wonderful human being, might I add. I know that in preparing for this role, Ms. Andrews spent time in a hospital, observing those with multiple sclerosis, and she did a wonderufl job portraying Stephanie. Perhaps another reason why I like this movie is because one of my friend's mother has multiple sclerosis. In a way, "Duet For One" has helped me to better understand what Kathryn goes through with her mother, who is also wheelchair bound. It must be frightful for someone to see their life ending that way. Anyhoo, the movie's great, and I really recommend it. It's very drammatic, very well done, and Ms. Andrews' performance sparkles.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A DYNAMIC TOUR DE FORCE, March 10, 2001
This review is from: Duet for One [VHS] (VHS Tape)
It is so sad that this film remains little seen and little known. Clearly, Julie Andrews gives the best performance of her career (where was the Oscar nomination she deserved?) as a world- class violionist stricken with multiple schlerosis at the height of her career in this film based on a play by Tom Kempinski. Max Von Sydow plays her psychiatrist (scenes between Sydow and Andrews are powerful) and Alan Bates plays her philandering husband. Also features early performances from Rupert Everett and Liam Neeson. A heavy film, and a shattering, dynamic, tour de force for Julie Andrews.
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Very Good but Disturbing Film to Watch, January 30, 2001
This review is from: Duet for One [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Julie Andrews gives the performance of her career as a virtuoso violinist stricken with a degenerative and crippling disease, which destroys her complacent life. Tom Kempinski wrote the script from his play giving it greater depth. Alan Bates and Max von Sydow give excellent performances, as they must deal with Andrews as fate takes its toll. A difficult film to watch, but Julie Andrews' performance is so thought provoking that it just makes you stop and take account of things. This 1968 film was produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and directed in England by Andrei Konchalovsky. Look for a young Liam Neeson.
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