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Michael Radford’s brilliant film of Orwell’s vision does a good job of finding that line between the “future” world of 1984 and the grim postwar world in which Orwell wrote. The movie’s 1984 is like a year arrived at through a time warp, an alternative reality that looks constructed out of old radio tubes and smashed office furniture.
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1984. R Released Dec 14, 1984 1h 55m Sci-Fi. List. 75% Tomatometer 32 Reviews. 71% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings. NEW. A man loses his identity while living under a repressive regime. In a story ...
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- Michael Radford
- R
- John Hurt
The 1984(the year) adaptation has a atmosphere that Orwell would have imagined. However, it does not go into detail about the party's philosophy, and it might be boring for the average audience. The 1956 adaptation may be more entertaining, and the 1954 adaptation has the most explanation of the party's philosophy.
1984: Directed by Michael Radford. With John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack. In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is re-writing history, tries to rebel.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi
- Michael Radford
- 1985-03-22
John Hurt gives the beaten-down Winston a somber, even witless, face while still conveying his deep, suppressed longing for freedom and connection. Burton, using his smarmiest vocal intonations, makes even O'Brien's friendly gestures seem ominous and worrisome. In that way the movie faithfully embodies the book's tone, one of warning and dread.
- Michael Radford
- Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
- John Hurt, Suzanna Hamilton, Richard Burton
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 23, 2020. Watching 1984 is a powerful, even terrifying experience, but so is being locked up in a dark closet. Radford's visualization of Orwell's vision in ...
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This 1984 is not an easy film to watch, but it exerts a fascination that demands attention even as you want to turn away from it. That the Orwell tale still works so well - and this version works far better than the 1956 film adaptation - also makes it apparent that the novel was always more cautionary in its intentions than prophetic.
