Bob PeryeaDementia 13 (1963)
February 24th 2009 15:29
DEMENTIA 13 (1963) 4.5 OUT OF 10
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola
Okay, we all know the name, Francis Ford Coppola. We all know that he is one of the most important directors of all time. Not many of us know the insanely humble beginnings that he started from.
This is one of Coppola's first films. And you can tell.
John Haloran comes from a wealthy family. When he has a heart attack on a late night boat ride with his bleach blonde wife, Louise (Luana Anders), she throws him overboard to hide the fact that he is dead.
The plot is weak and the acting isn't great, but there is a smattering of the genius Coppola would become even in the very first scene. When she throws his body over the side fo the row boat, she throws his radio, still playing terrible 60's pop into the water. The scene shows the dead Haloran floating downward and the radio following, some bad Elvis knock-off still singing in a water logged voice. The scene is ingenious and effective.
Coppola had an uncredited directing role in a Roger Corman film the same year. You can feel it in the campy way that the scenes play out, but Coppola can be seen to outdo most of Corman's work right from the start.
See this movie for FREE at moviesfoundonline.com. It is not terrible, just not good.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola
Okay, we all know the name, Francis Ford Coppola. We all know that he is one of the most important directors of all time. Not many of us know the insanely humble beginnings that he started from.
This is one of Coppola's first films. And you can tell.
John Haloran comes from a wealthy family. When he has a heart attack on a late night boat ride with his bleach blonde wife, Louise (Luana Anders), she throws him overboard to hide the fact that he is dead.
The plot is weak and the acting isn't great, but there is a smattering of the genius Coppola would become even in the very first scene. When she throws his body over the side fo the row boat, she throws his radio, still playing terrible 60's pop into the water. The scene shows the dead Haloran floating downward and the radio following, some bad Elvis knock-off still singing in a water logged voice. The scene is ingenious and effective.
Coppola had an uncredited directing role in a Roger Corman film the same year. You can feel it in the campy way that the scenes play out, but Coppola can be seen to outdo most of Corman's work right from the start.
See this movie for FREE at moviesfoundonline.com. It is not terrible, just not good.
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