tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38454049.post2789780156887084473..comments2024-03-27T23:36:43.408-07:00Comments on Apocalypse Later Film Reviews: Knight Without Armour (1937)Hal C. F. Astellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807389103456317098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38454049.post-89074887621345350092009-05-02T07:29:00.000-07:002009-05-02T07:29:00.000-07:00Oops. Not Hollywood. IIt's British. But you not w...Oops. Not Hollywood. IIt's British. But you not what I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38454049.post-30946444822646973212009-05-02T07:28:00.000-07:002009-05-02T07:28:00.000-07:00This movie consists of a series of short scenes, w...This movie consists of a series of short scenes, with just enough dialogue to give a flavor of what is happening in Russia and the characters' lives. The time between scenes is often long -- months or years. The result is that the action is swift and engaging, unlike most older movies that now seem to move painfully slow. The sets and costumes are wonderful. The epic sweep over the years of the Russian Revolution, with the love interests coming together and parting, coming together and parting, made me think this was an earlier Dr. Zhivago. Yes, Dietrich is always beautiful even after days fleeing in the forest, but it IS Hollywood. I found the lack of accents refreshing. In the lives of the characters, they would not hear accents -- they would hear their native tongue. I thought it made it easier to be there with the characters, rather than being distanced with "foreign" accents. Based on the reviews I've found so far, I don't think this movie is given enough credit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com