Hello Again was interesting, and visually enjoyable. It's a series of vignettes showing different pairings of lovers in different, and non-chronological time frames. So the action might jump from 1912 to 1968, and then to 1956.
Each, I suppose, stands on it's own as a short story. Sometimes, an actor would smoothly glide from one into the next, but they didn't play the same character, because the story might be years or decades apart in time. Most often the actors were different in each story.
What I was unable to decipher was what the relationship between the stories and the characters was. There are subtle, and not-so-subtle hints here and there to suggest they are not separate and unrelated.
There are symbols that show up in most of the stories, like the neon image of a diamond-like gemstone. In one scene, it's an electronic biometric reader. In other scenes, it can be seen outside of apartment windows. A jeweled bracelet and a jeweled brooch also seem to make their way into different stories.
As far as I could tell, all the stories, except the Titanic scene (on its way to NY), took place in New York, which is one reason I believe the characters were interrelated.
The music was interesting, but sometimes I thought it became repetitious and a bit tedious.
Some of the stories were better than others. A scene on the Titanic, for example, and a fundraising party for a Senate hopeful were very interesting tales.
Fine acting throughout, and nicely directed and filmed. I thought there was a tie-in between the first and the last story sequence, because of the similarities between certain characters, and the return of the jeweled brooch that started the movie. A story taking place in a movie theatre didn't give me any clues of being interrelated.
I can't help thinking I must be dense, and missed some obvious line running through the movie. Maybe you're more perspicacious, and will have better luck figuring it out.
The off-Broadway production and the film are based on a French play titled "La Ronde," which means The Round. So, I'm sure there is some circularity to these stories. Not to mention the title of the movie, "Hello AGAIN."
The actor from whom the brooch is taken, and the actor to whom it is returned is a definite clue.
Each, I suppose, stands on it's own as a short story. Sometimes, an actor would smoothly glide from one into the next, but they didn't play the same character, because the story might be years or decades apart in time. Most often the actors were different in each story.
What I was unable to decipher was what the relationship between the stories and the characters was. There are subtle, and not-so-subtle hints here and there to suggest they are not separate and unrelated.
There are symbols that show up in most of the stories, like the neon image of a diamond-like gemstone. In one scene, it's an electronic biometric reader. In other scenes, it can be seen outside of apartment windows. A jeweled bracelet and a jeweled brooch also seem to make their way into different stories.
As far as I could tell, all the stories, except the Titanic scene (on its way to NY), took place in New York, which is one reason I believe the characters were interrelated.
The music was interesting, but sometimes I thought it became repetitious and a bit tedious.
Some of the stories were better than others. A scene on the Titanic, for example, and a fundraising party for a Senate hopeful were very interesting tales.
Fine acting throughout, and nicely directed and filmed. I thought there was a tie-in between the first and the last story sequence, because of the similarities between certain characters, and the return of the jeweled brooch that started the movie. A story taking place in a movie theatre didn't give me any clues of being interrelated.
I can't help thinking I must be dense, and missed some obvious line running through the movie. Maybe you're more perspicacious, and will have better luck figuring it out.
The off-Broadway production and the film are based on a French play titled "La Ronde," which means The Round. So, I'm sure there is some circularity to these stories. Not to mention the title of the movie, "Hello AGAIN."
The actor from whom the brooch is taken, and the actor to whom it is returned is a definite clue.