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The Girl in the Café (2005)
Another fine work by David Yates
David Yates already impressed me with Sex Traffic and the short motion picture Rank.
It is really hard to point out what makes his movies so interesting. The characters are always nicely worked out but we never get to know them fully, some sort of mystery remains. Locations and scenery are well picked and beautifully shot. Form and story are always in great balance.
In 'The Girl in the Café' Yates has once again a superb cast. As a result we get some stunning acting by Bill Nighy and Kelly Macdonald (see also her small but nice role in Trainspotting as Diane, or the way she saves Strictly Sinatra from being a movie not worth seeing) I won't be thrilled by David Yates' next work, a Harry Potter sequel, since i would rather see him work on another motion picture for television. But hey, at least it's not weird to see Yates get the opportunity to work on a 'blockbuster', though i hope his real blockbuster is yet to come.
Great Expectations (1998)
a nice watch
This version of the Dickens novel is a very decent watch. though, not comparable to the 1947s cinema by David Lean. The visuals and acting are decent, the atmosphere is even a bit fairytale-like and quite obviously inspired by Lean's version.
Specially Anne Bancroft puts up a good performance and is responsible for making this version worth watching. also Gwyneth Paltrow does a good job in playing the naiver Estella.
a good alternative for an evening hanging out with friends who aren't interested in the classics of your collection.
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