William Wyler made "The Collector",, partly in England in 1965, and it
earned him his 12th Oscar nomination as Best Director. At first glance
it seems an unusual film for Wyler, small and introspective, a virtual
two-hander, (there are only two other speaking parts), as psychotic
Terence Stamp graduates from collecting butterflies to collecting a
pretty girl, Samantha Eggar, and keeping her in his cellar. Both players
are, of course, superb, (Wyler was always a great director of actors),
and they both took acting prizes at Cannes. Eggar, too, was nominated
for the Oscar as Best Actress as were script-writers Stanley Mann and
John Kohn who did the fine adaptation of John Fowles' novel. It works
both as a character study and as an extremely effective thriller,
(though we could do without Maurice Jarre's highly intrusive score), but
over the years its reputation has waned somewhat. It certainly not one
of Wyler's masterpieces but it is very good and worthy of reassessment.
The films reviewed here represent those I have liked or loved over the years. It is not a list of my favourite films but all the films reviewed here are worth seeing and worth seeking out. I know many of you won't agree with me on a lot of these but hopefully you will grant me, and the films that appear here, our place in the sun. Thanks for reading.
Friday, 30 August 2019
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