Irish writer and director Mary McGuckian's adaptation of the novel by Thornton Wilder is a mess with an all star cast. A monk's attempt to examine God's intent and the lives of the five people who died at the collapse of a bridge gets him on trial in 17th century Peru. The problem lies in the structure of the script by McGuckian that derails the film which's great example of what works in a novel doesn't in film. The mostly European and American cast is also problematic which includes Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Bates, Gabriel Byrne, Geraldine Chaplin, Dominique Pinon, Émilie Dequenne and Pilar López de Ayala. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
Friday, April 27, 2012
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Irish writer and director Mary McGuckian's adaptation of the novel by Thornton Wilder is a mess with an all star cast. A monk's attempt to examine God's intent and the lives of the five people who died at the collapse of a bridge gets him on trial in 17th century Peru. The problem lies in the structure of the script by McGuckian that derails the film which's great example of what works in a novel doesn't in film. The mostly European and American cast is also problematic which includes Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Bates, Gabriel Byrne, Geraldine Chaplin, Dominique Pinon, Émilie Dequenne and Pilar López de Ayala. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
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