Stephen Dau's The Book of Jonas is a marvelous, lyrical debut that examines the effects of war on everyone involved. Dau weaves together the stories...
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mahlerii, March 14, 2007 (view all comments by mahlerii)
Many things come together to make this great movie. A bevy of stars. Purposeful direction. Glamourous location. A fantastic music score by Richard Rodney Bennett. And of course, the story. The book and the film are quite different, but the gist is the same. Albert Finney hams it up for the camera as the immortal Hercule Poirot. The DVD is well done, and the soundtrack sounds wonderful. The documentary is especially good. There is no commentary, but the documentary is all you need. Subtitles are in English.
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