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A Rage to Live (1965)
Soapy Guilty Pleasure
I know this movie doesn't deserve a 7, but it's very entertaining if you like scandalous happenings amongst the small town elite.
Suzanne Pleshette is gorgeous and alluring even as she is conflicted by inappropriate liaisons with men. It's not her fault that she looks like a lush 30-year old when she's supposed to be 16.
We are led to believe she has a disorder (nymphomania), but maybe her actions are just outside the norms of the town which seems mired more in 1955 than 1965? There is no need to recap the plot here. If you like movies where upset people grip highball glasses and gulp down liquor, or make out with people not their husbands in cars with rain/steamed windows, you'll love A RAGE TO LIVE (based on the novel by John O'Hara).
1899 (2022)
High Quality Over My Head
My understanding of anything science fiction-ish is pretty much limited to Star Trek's "Mirror, Mirror" episode where the alternative universe Spock has a beard and Uhura wears a sassy midriff-baring two-piece uniform. That way I can keep everything straight.
However, I like shows that take place on cruise ships, so I started 1899. Each individual character's story intrigued and pulled me in. The mood is super gloomy, and there is much tremulous commenting: "This can't be real." The answer to every question begins with an agonized pause and then, "I don't know!"
There is a lot of running around the ship, up and down compartments, to other locations key to the plot. Clearly, this is a quality production, and I'm glad I watched it. The concept of the series left me cold; but smarter people than I may really love it.