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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304993736 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6304993730 Label: Polygram USA Video Languages: Manufacturer: Polygram USA Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Polygram USA Video Release Date: February 08, 2000 Running Time: 110 minutes Studio: Polygram USA Video Theatrical Release Date: March 27, 1998 Average Rating:
 Rating: - A most unusual propositionRick Ramage has written a nice and tidy little screenplay in THE PROPOSITION. Much like his other works in STIGMATA and HAUNTED, again the Roman Catholic Church plays a significant role in the unfolding of unusual and sometimes quite comical events in the lives of the wealthy Arthur and Eleanor Barret and a certain Roger Martin and Father Michael McKinnan.These four unlikely characters mix in a pre WW2 triste that includes God,lust and murder.Throw in the mysterious housekeeper and you have a quite ... Read More Rating:  - The impossible paternityThis film is a deep moral more than social drama, in spite of the emphasis set on the social surroundings of the situation. It has nothing to do with the high class circumstances of the protagonists. It has all to do with their Christian conscience and then with their souls, or what they believe to be their soul. What can a rich man do if he is sterile and his wife wants a child. In the 1930s that was a real problem. What happens if another man is used to satisfy the woman ? Blackmail of course and ... Read More Rating: - almost a classicThis film has a very well conceived underlying idea, and it comes close to being one of the really great movies. It felt to me like it was based on a real experience of some kind. I found that it touched an emotional space of some depth. This struck me as similar to the "Winslow Boy" and "Man in the Iron Mask" in that you feel the author understands and therefore forgives the motivations of all the characters, even the baddies. I'd say these other two movies are slightly better written (getting 9.8s ... Read More Rating: - Boston GothicTHE PROPOSITION proves to be quite a fine film and certainly deserves more attention than its current limited to VHS format determines. It is an excellent period piece (set in the late 1930s - early 40s), well directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, well written by Rick Ramage, and blessed with a fine cast. Arthur Barret (William Hurt) and his beautiful, gracious, social hearted, feminist writer wife Eleanor (Madeline Stowe) have everything money can buy - except a child. In desperation Albert ... Read More Rating:  - What An Offer!If you enjoy movies with complex characters and a simple yet tricky plot this film will probably appeal to you because it is filled with great actors and a wonderfully intricate storyline as well as offering up a world of thorny possibilities. The story takes place during the 1940's when influential people were held to extraordinary standards and morality meant much more than it does today. Society upheld Arthur Barret (William Hurt) and his beautiful wife Eleanor (Madeleine Stowe) but underneath ... Read More |
