BEING THERE (1979 Peter Sellers) DELUXE EDITION - DVD - PAL Region 2 -

Magic!

It looks like the film may actually have been made in 1968, and it is rather daring, progressive and existential. The main characters are all quite different from one another and give good performances (especially the men). Lovely to see the great landscape and crystal clear sea. Obviously, with the film being about the Magician, some may think it is about the figure 0, but, in the Tarot. the Magician is always the number 1, and he always has the four elements to hand, in other words, he has mastered the elements- air (sword), water (cup), earth (pentacle) and fire (rod or wand), and all of the elements are present in the film. It has a strong chess connection which manifests in parallel different outcomes in some scenes concerning decision making, and the paths we choose to take. I appreciate that it is difficult to do John Fowles' long novel justice within the limited time of a movie, but they have made a brave attempt to be true to the book. Obviously, I prefer the novel, which is far more complete and complex than the film, however, the movie is worth watching. Ahead of it's time in many ways.Read full review

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