doebag

I bought this on DVD the other week as I had never heard of it and it seemed an interesting film with some well known names in it.
Time without Pity

Lois Maxwell is in the cast playing Vicky Harker, but following a link to her on the IMDb, I was suprised to see that she had appeared in 'A matter of Life and Death' possibly her first appearance ?

My question is to do with Film Imagery [ if that is the right word]. In 'Time without pity', in one scene there are lots of clocks all chiming or alarming at different times, which I guess alludes to the time till the sons execution running out, but there are also scenes with mirrors and actors appearing in mirrors. Could somebody explain to me this 'imagery'

'Dying a'int much of a living, boy'
Outlaw Josey Wales

Euryale

I think that I have seen this film in the dim and distant past, but can't remember it very well. A synopsis that I read suggests that some of its characters are dysfunctional, such as Michael Redgrave being an alcoholic.

The mirror images may emphasis and reflect (literally!) the grim reality of what these characters have become, and remind us (and them) that they are not the people they want to be or could have been.

If the mirror images are distorted, it may denote that these peoples' lives have become fragmented and broken, as has their perception of themselves, and that they have lost their true identity.

It may be worth tracking down interviews with the director, Joseph Losey. Just some thoughts, anyway!

PS. A great line from Josey Wales, one of my favourite films!


Euryale.

m35541

On the subject of Clint Eastwood quotes I note that the current Robert deNiro/Al Pacino film is being advertised with "nothing wrong with shooting - as long as the right people get shot" which was a line uttered by Clint back in 1973 in Magnum Force.