Tuesday, July 14, 2009

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" [fr = "Vol au-dessus d'un nid de coucou"] ~ 9/10


After Antonín Dvořák, here's another famous Czech gone to America, where he's made one of his best works (by saying that I'm just talking about what the first and last image of the movie makes me think about). Milos Forman's adaptation of Dale Wasserman's play does not only feature a pretty good cast (Danny De Vito, Christopher Lloyd, Brad Dourif, and of course Nicholson), it also gives a lot to think about freedom and resistance. The last scene is full of beauty, hope, and symbolism altogether, and has been written in my memory since childhood.

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