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‘人間の絶望’を描いた『評決』のS・ルメットによる社会派ドラマ。金だけを信じる人間不信の中年男性を演じたR・スタイガーが、ベルリン映画祭主演男優賞を獲得。Based
on a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant, this gritty story follows
Sol (Rod Steiger in a breakout performance), a lonely camp survivor
who has dealt with the destruction of his family by suppressing
all emotion and cleaving to the philosophy that nothing matters
except money. (His bedridden and dying friend Mendel describes
him, to his face, as "the walking dead.") Sol cannot accept
the friendship of his assistant, Ortiz (Jaime Sanchez), or of
an equally lonely widow (Geraldine Fitzgerald). As the 25th
anniversary of his wife's murder approaches, he starts to fall
apart, and it becomes clear that what he really wants is to
die. The film was considered shocking when first released, both
because of its rawness and because of brief nudity. Time has
made some of the dramatic touches seem melodramatic--especially
the corny "blood on my hands!" final scene. But Steiger's performance
is still remarkable, and, even after MTV, the sudden-flashback
editing is a forceful technique. A high point of Sidney Lumet's
career. Black and white, with lots of atmospheric trumpets by
Quincy Jones. (amazon.co.jp)
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