Has anyone ever seen this movie? Paul Newman is a seal hunter in an apocalyptic ice age, where there are no children and is no hope for humanity. Everyone is obsessed with a game that turns deadly.
It's produced by Robert Altman in the mid 80's. Strange bleak movie worth a look.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0079770/
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I remembered seeing Quintet some years ago and decided to watch it recently. Yes it's bleak and it has a rather offbeat feel that takes some getting used to. Newman is the anchor that keeps the film from being just plain strange. For the most part I enjoyed it but it may be some time before I watch it again.
However BLEAK it isn't even a close second to On The Beach which I just happened to have watch recently too.
However BLEAK it isn't even a close second to On The Beach which I just happened to have watch recently too.
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I really liked On the Beach. Good cast and very progressive for it's time. Have to admmit, though, couldn't quite buy Fred Astaire as a scientist. I kept waiting for him to break into dance and glide off the screen into the nuclear cloud.aTOMiC wrote:I remembered seeing Quintet some years ago and decided to watch it recently. Yes it's bleak and it has a rather offbeat feel that takes some getting used to. Newman is the anchor that keeps the film from being just plain strange. For the most part I enjoyed it but it may be some time before I watch it again.
However BLEAK it isn't even a close second to On The Beach which I just happened to have watch recently too.
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