Arabesque
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VHS Tape Cover Information Actor: Alan Badel, Carl Duering, Gregory Peck, Kieron Moore, Sophia Loren Director: Stanley Donen Cinematographer: Christopher Challis Producer: Stanley Donen Producer: Denis Holt Writer: Gordon Cotler Writer: Julian Mitchell Writer: Peter Stone Writer: Stanley Price Edition: VHS Tape Audio: English (Original Language), Analog Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC Running Time: 105 minutes Release Date: 1992-03-01 Audience Rating: Unrated Publisher: Universal Studios Studio: Universal Studios |
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VHS Movie Reviews of Arabesque
Movie Review: Beautifully shot, suspenseful, Peck and Sophia work so well
Summary: 5 Stars
It is a long time since I have seen this movie but I remember much of it from over 20 years ago. That in itself says a lot about how good some things are. Arabesque is wonderful. Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren work wonderfully well together - their chemistry of a couple caught up in intrigue beyond their initial imaginings is fascinating.It is beautifully shot in rainy London streets, and out in the glorious summer countrywide. The vividness of the colours remains memorable - her red Mercedes, some of her clothes, the rich colours of the countryside.
I am reminded of the tension and anxiety of the driving scenes in Taxi Driver. Scorsese's photographer did an excellent job of creating a sense of madness and isolation for Robert de Niro.
In Arabesque, Sophia Loren is neither mad nor isolated, but she searches anxiously in her car through busy London streets in the rain trying to catch up with Gregory Peck.
The danger of the scenes in the fields with his pursuers in the air gives Peck and the photographers the chance to film some wonderfully suspenseful footage not dissimilar to chase scenes in North By Northwest.
The title itself is intrigueing and so is the movie. I long to see it again and others like it made in the 50's and 60's.