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Max von Sydow
Also known as: Carl Adolf von Sydow:Max Carl Adolf VonSydow
Born: April 10, 1929 in Lund, Sweden
Nationality: Swedish
Born: April 10, 1929 in Lund, Sweden
Nationality: Swedish
Filmography Cast Member
(2009) R
(2007) PG-13
(2007) Unrated
(2007) PG-13
(2004) Unrated
(2002) PG-13
(2001) R
(2001) R
(2001) Unrated
(2000) Unrated
(1999) PG-13
(1998) Unrated
(1998) PG-13
(1998) Unrated
(1997) PG
(1996) PG-13
(1996)
(1995) R
(1995) R
(1994) PG-13
(1993)
(1993) R
(1992) Unrated
(1991) Unrated
(1991) R
(1991) R
(1990) PG
(1990) PG-13
(1990) PG-13
(1989) R
(1988) Unrated
(1987) PG
(1987) R
(1986) PG
(1986) R
(1985) Unrated
(1985) Unrated
(1985)
(1985) R
(1985) PG
(1984) PG-13
(1984) Unrated
(1984)
(1984) PG-13
(1983) PG
(1983) PG
(1982)
(1982) R
(1981) PG
(1980) PG
(1980) R
(1979) PG
(1978) PG
(1977) R
(1977) PG
(1976) G
(1976) PG
(1976) R
(1975) R
(1975) R
(1974) PG
(1973) R
(1973) PG
(1972) PG
(1972) Unrated
(1971) R
(1970) PG
(1970) R
(1968) Unrated
(1968) R
(1966)
(1966)
(1965)
(1962) Unrated
(1961) Unrated
(1959) Unrated
(1958)
(1957) Unrated
(1957) Unrated
(1956) Unrated
(1950) Unrated
The mind of an artist is the scariest horror villain
Reviewed by MatthewThompsonDalldorf for Hour of the Wolf at 2012-02-24 05:15:12
Reviewed by MatthewThompsonDalldorf for Hour of the Wolf at 2012-02-24 05:15:12
A troubled painter and his wife stay at a small northern island in an effort to escape the distractions of everyday life.
At first all is pleasant, but soon they find themselves tortured by isolation and the painter's inner-demons. Many horror films are psychological, but only in Bergman's hands does the human-psyche itself become the antagonist. Creepy and thought-provoking in equal measure.
This movie blew me away. Antonius Block sums up religious faith.
A Masterpiece of Suspenseful film making
Reviewed by Axellion for Shutter Island at 2010-02-28 10:18:08
Reviewed by Axellion for Shutter Island at 2010-02-28 10:18:08
Some movies beg for repeat viewings, Shutter Island practically demands it. That is not to say it was hard to follow or the plot baffling in some way. There is so much more than meets the eye here, this is no simply detective story, so many small details and touches that a return viewing would bring already deep characters and scenes into an entirely different light. So profound is the mystery of Shutter Island that a second viewing many be as if watching a new film.
Leonardo DiCaprio once again teams with Martin Scorsese, playing U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels. Sent to the fog shrouded tilter island to investigate a disappearance and the local insane asylum. Scorsese once again propels his actors to great heights. DiCaprio?s Marshal Daniels is a severely troubled man, the denizens of the asylum only serving to reminding him of his own labored mind, his past coming back to haunt him.
An extraordinarily tight thriller, from the very first frame, as a boat emerges from the fog, Shutter Island is a masterwork of suspense, the plot thickens and the disappearance fades away to the greater mystery of the asylum, truly genuinely creepy. Scorsese has another masterpiece on his hands; the deeper picture slowly builds, each sliver forming a remarkable tense downright eerie account. Music was of particular note, a very quiet film at times, with a sudden, perhaps scary and startling, score. Not from jump scares but slow haunting images, the island itself comes alive, sinking its fangs into the viewer, entangling.
Stunning visual and very well acted across the board. Scorsese continues to prove the he is in fact the greatest living director. I genuinely had absolutely no idea how the film would end, I could not imagine a way in which it could wrap up this enigmatic plot. Yet somehow it comes together, an ending so shocking and utterly spine-chilling, it changes this entire pervious events. I must see it again; I need to watch it with new eyes, watching for the small clues, seeing the minute word and actions, hinting at deeper events. A meticulously crafted film, the fog dissolves, reveling something remarkably heart wrenching.
Scared me only few have done it in my time and this was the best ever horror flick...
De Niro is at his best! Williams is a tremendous serious actor. A real tear-jerker.....in my all-time top 5 favorites! I normally never watch a movie more than once, but I have watched this true story many times.
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