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4.0 out of 5 stars
Forbidden affair soars before heading for a fall!, May 10, 2000
This review is from: Five Days One Summer [VHS] (VHS Tape)
The best part of this movie is the scenery. The Swiss Alps come beautifully alive in this moody period piece about a married middle-aged Scottish doctor having an affair with his attractive niece. Sean Connery plays the doctor and a much younger Betsy Brantley (Second Noah) is the niece. She has long fantasized about a love affair with her uncle, and in this film, she finally gets what she's wished for. .only the fantasy is definitely better than the reality. Fantasies don't yell at you, raise their hands to strike you during an argument. Fantasies respond to your every whim. .fantasies are also ageless. Fantasies don't have wives waiting at home either. The young niece is soon plagued by doubts and guilt, especially after she meets the mountain guide, a handsome young man who challenges her relationship with the older doctor. This film is exciting as it builds to a tense climax and unexpected conclusion. The silence of the high mountain scenes contrast with the growing tensions and and dis-ease between the lovers. Connery and Brantley are both quite good. My only frustration is with the back-and-forth justaposition of the flashbacks from the couple's lives back in England--his with his wife, and hers flirting with him, during a visit with her relatives. Other than that, the film is enjoyable. I would recommend this film for a rainy Saturday afternoon. Makes an ideal matinee, as you sip a mug of hot cocoa. .or something stronger!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A lovely tale from one of America's overlooked authors., March 30, 1999
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This review is from: Five Days One Summer [VHS] (VHS Tape)
FIVE DAYS ONE SUMMER is a beautifully realized rendition of Kay Boyle's short story, "Maiden, Maiden," a piece of literature worthy of attention. Sean Connery, in a departure role, is uncharacteristically dubdued as a Scottish doctor, having a fling with a woman twice his junior. Not only is she younger: she is his neice. They vacation in the Swiss Alps, spending their time, when not in each other's arms, mountain climbing with a handsome young Swiss guide who forms the moral voice for the immoral act being perpetrated by the two lovers. Magnificent scenery, credible acting, and a masterful screenplay make this film a must see and Kay Boyle's original story a must read.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic 1930s Alpine scenography, September 9, 1997
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This review is from: Five Days One Summer [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Beautiful love story played in 1930's Switzerland between young 19-year-old and 60-year-old (Sean Connery). Antique mountaineering equipment and clothing is shown in great detail. Crux of the movie is when a 70 year old body is found in a glacier which shows the person perfectly preserved when he fell at age 20 (50 years before) the day before he was supposed to get married. To recognize the body, the villagers call the woman that was supposed to marry him. Of course, the woman, is 70 years old and looks 70 years old, but the corpse of the boyfriend looks like he's still 20. Is the relationship between Sean Connery and the 19 year old the right thing to do? END
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