The Riddle of the Sands_Part 5

A movie of rare beauty.
The quality of the cinematography is almost luxurious and the soundtrack is solemn yet subtle.
The geographic setting is the North Sea coast of Germany, East Frisian Islands, and as we jump in and out of sailing boats and steamers we can feel the sea breeze and smell the salty air.
The actors present us with a sober performance that doesn't hide its perfectness. Michael York in particular is the complete English Gentleman: the fleugm and purpose of Empire builders.
The plot is based on Erskine Childers spy novel of the same name and it is both plausible and well imagined.
There's also a delicious ambiance of early Twentieth Century quite hard to resist and seldom achieved in Cinema.
An unclassifiable gem.

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Film & Animation

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• the riddle of the sands
• movie
• espionage
• sailing
• adventure
• romance
• world war I