![]() ![]() He's coming off a pair of knee operations last season and he's participating in a Grand Slam tournament for the last time before turning 40. And yet, amid all the chaos of a packed schedule, one could be forgiven for imagining Federer held the stage to himself. It's a unique and special film that stands out as one of the best films ever made for its inventive editing, outstanding shot composition, fine photography, and especially its brilliant lead performance.The match was the last at Centre Court on what was Wimbledon’s last Manic Monday: As of next year, no longer will all 16 women's and men's fourth-round singles matches be scheduled on one day, a tradition vanishing along with that of a Middle Sunday without any play. This film is a beautiful, intelligent, good-natured look at human nature. ![]() It is a joy to see the thematic content of "Being There" unfold so I won't go into any detail on that, but it is handled beautifully and the film has extraordinary depth. The film, like the novel it is based on, moves at a natural, yet surprisingly swift pace and the film never plods. As a piece of writing, the screenplay for "Being There", Kosinski's only film work, is surprisingly effective and does not suffer from any major flaws. There are films where nearly every frame is beautiful, and "Being There" is one of those films. I liked "Being There" the first time I saw it, but like many truly great films I did not come to appreciate it fully until after a few more viewings, including a revelatory study in a film class of the shot composition in the film, which still astounds me. ![]() It has the benefit of fine source material adapted very well for the screen by the writer of the novel, Jerzy Kosinski, but Asbhy's fine work as director and Caleb Deschanel's brilliant cinematography, in addition to some fine editing and Peter Sellers' absolute best performance elevate this film from good tragicomedy to a minor masterpiece, and a criminally overlooked one, though not nearly as overlooked as Ashby's "Bound for Glory". ![]() Hal Ashby has to be one of the most under-appreciated directors there has ever been, and "Being There" is one of his many fine achievements. ![]()
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