Movie #297 ........................."The Legend of 1900"

Movie #297 "The Legend of 1900" is truly a wonderful film, though a tad long, with running time over 2 hours. The score is amazing (and won a Golden Globe), and I guess if you have seen the movie, the highest praise I can give is: I loved the ending and that it had an ending. "All good stories worth telling have a good beginning and ending" so says Tim Roth as 1900 in this film. It's beautifully filmed, has rich sets, unbelievable lighting, and a good story. Who could ask for anything more? The best scene is the piano duel with Jelly Roll --- ah, were that it was true! But perhaps it was, because it is all framed as a story told to a shopkeeper who tells Max, 1900's friend, that a good story is worth an old trumpet. If this all sounds intriguing, make sure you see this ---- and you'll see Tim Roth doing something so different to get this character across. One amazing film!




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The Legend of 1900
La Leggenda del Pianista Sull'oceano / The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean
(1998) R
Raised aboard an ocean liner after being abandoned there as an infant, 1900 (Tim Roth) becomes a virtuoso piano player who learns about the outside world only through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship in this compelling drama from director Giuseppe Tornatore.