path40a Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Mata Hari? Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 No, not Mata Hari. Clue #5-- a plank Link to post Share on other sites
path40a Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 The Grand Illusion? Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Not TGI, Path. First time at this.. guess I'll try tough clues (meaningful to the movie, but hopefully not obvious) for one or two more, then move on to more likely 'rare except for this movie' clues. Clue #6-- sugar Link to post Share on other sites
gwtwbooklover Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 A wrong guess to get a new clue Mutiny on the Bounty. Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Lol, GWTW... here's your new clue. Clue #7-- daffodils Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Guess it's time for another. Clue #8-- an "illegitimate" child (the quotation marks have no meaning for the clue.. they just mark my dislike for the negative connotations of the word) Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 and another. Clue #9-- a frozen mushtache Link to post Share on other sites
sixmorereasons Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 most definately not right, but Dr. Zhivago. The cigar clue rings a bell, but I can't place it. Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 most definitely *right*, 6more... Congratulations! Now it's your turn! I sorta figured that last clue would do it.. but responses had been so few I figured I had to give an easy clue. If there are any questions about the clues, just post and I'll explain. As for the cigar, Alexander Gromeko smokes "the last cigar in Moscow". Link to post Share on other sites
gwtwbooklover Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 good job ike veil, sugar, and plank did they mention sugar in the movie since it is saccharrin(msp) in the book it has been awhile since I've seen Zhivago don't recall the veil part and did you mean the plank of wood Zhivago was collecting to burn? thanks for the expaination for cinemadummies like me. I get the other clues once I knew the name of the movie.....goood job ike Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 thanks, GWTW. Yes, the plank referred to the planks of wood Zhivago pulls from a fence for firewood, which his half-brother sees and saves him from arrest. And yes, in the movie it is sugar that Komorovsky brings to Lara and her daughter, but which Zhivago refuses. Steiger tripping down the stairs, screaming in anger, sugar flying everywhere is one of innumerable great visuals in the movie. The veil also involves Kmorovsky and Lara, but early in the film, when he wraps it around her head and neck in a workroom of her mother's shop. A sensuous and telling scene, which foretells their coming relationship. As you might guess, I love this film. In fact, it is my all time favorite. That doesn't mean it's the best film ever (I'd give that title to Casablanca personally), but the combination of its great qualities and the place it has had in my own life make it my favorite. I lost count after I had viewed it some 20 times years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
gwtwbooklover Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Thanks for the info I forgot about that scene with the sugar it is playing in my mind right now it is very powerful. I like Dr. Zhivago also it is a beautiful tragic movie. I have posted this before but you are new and you know I didn't know that was Rod Steiger playing the role he played. I had seen In the Heat of the Night long before Zhivago but never put two and two together until a few times seeing Zhivago and it may have been on a block of Steiger movies-what a talent he was. Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Your comments bring back memories, GWTW... One of Steiger's greatest movies [i think... see below] was The Pawnbroker. I saw this movie when it first came out (mid to late '60's) with a girl I was in love with at the time. The film was so disturbing, so powerful, that when the movie ended, we left the theatre and did not speak a word for an incredible length of time, perhaps 15 to 30 minutes. I have not been able to bring myself to watch the movie since, thus, given my lousy memory, my uncertainty about how good the movie was. I do know that back then, in my youth, I thought it was a great movie. Between that and Dr. Zhivago, I have always had great respect for Steiger. He is simply perfect as Komorovsky. In fact, I can't conceive of better casting that Steiger, Sharif, and Christie in their respective roles. Although their roles are less central, so harder to evaluate so absolutely, the same probably goes for Guinness, Chaplin, and Courtenay. I guess all the best movies of all time have perfect casting. Link to post Share on other sites
path40a Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Er, um, six? Are you going to start a new game;-) Link to post Share on other sites
sixmorereasons Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Yes! I am! Starting right now! Sorry about the delay. School, work, you name it, I've been busy at it. Clue #1: a mistress. Link to post Share on other sites
gwtwbooklover Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Butterfield 8?-probably not- not sure when she became uh a mistress from the original role she played in Liggetts life. Link to post Share on other sites
sixmorereasons Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Clue #2: a rich, older man Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 sounds like Dr. Zhivago, lol. Link to post Share on other sites
sixmorereasons Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 haha. not quite. Wow. I am way behind in posting clues! So sorry. I'll give two clues this time. Clue #3: An employee with a daughter Clue #4: The daughter is always wanting a boyfriend who will treat her right. Link to post Share on other sites
jhnrndglt Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 For another clue: Come and Get It Link to post Share on other sites
sixmorereasons Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I feel badly for neglecting my duty as the person in charge of the classic film questions. School, ya know? Clue #4: An essentric roommate Clue #5: The title character is a bit frumpy. Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Can't remember the plot well enough to know if this film is even remotely proper for the clues, but since there have been no attempted answers for a bit, I'll toss out Georgie Girl. Link to post Share on other sites
sixmorereasons Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 sorry sorry sorry. I'm going on hiatus of doing these because I'm not online enough. But, ike, you are right! Congrats! Link to post Share on other sites
ike358 Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 wow.. can't believe I got it. Guess that means I have to come up with the next one. I'll need a bit of time to think of a movie I can do well enough. Will post soon as I have decided. Thanks for the last one, 6. Link to post Share on other sites
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