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The Moderns (1988)

Rate: 9
Viewed: 6/17

6/17: Here's an overlooked film: The Moderns.

What an acting job by the cast. Keith Carradine, Wallace Shawn, Geraldine Chaplin, Geneviève Bujold, John Lone, and Kevin J. O'Connor are all outstanding. It's their chemistry that makes it work.

Linda Fiorentino is just okay, being the only weak link. Her role was supposed to go to Meg Tilly. The best part is the intelligent script that's full of delicious ironies. Keith Carradine is perfect for being in the center of it.

A lot of it reminds me of Robert Altman's pictures; hence, it's not a surprise he's Alan Rudolph's protégé. The zoom effect was used extensively in The Long Goodbye and then later perfected in Vincent & Theo.

All in all, The Moderns is an all-around first-class picture with sharp intelligence and beautiful ambience.

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