Cheaters never win

 

The Constant Gardener (2005)

Directed by Fernando Meirelles this film based on the novel of the same name stars Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. A British diplomat in Kenya investigates the murder of his activist wife.

Well done with a thoroughly depressing mood through out. Having seen a lot of le Carre adaptations I could do without the writer's obsession with testing his characters on infidelity but otherwise a great look at the abuse of drug trials and the life of two people. Really good performances from the cast, as always Pete Postlethwaite moves mountains in a tiny part.

4/5

Running Raoul

 

Course en Flexion (Oscar de Raoul) (1895)

Directed by Felix Regnault, Charles Comte and Etienne-Jules Marey this is an early short film. A man runs through the shot.

Unusual for a film to have three credited directors, makes you wonder what they all did when it is only a second long. Decent image quality and framing. Survives surprisingly well for the age of the film.

3/5

Bloody

 

Deplacement des globules de sang dans un vaisseau capillaire (1892)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey this is an early short film. We see the flow of blood inside the body.

Without having read what the image is supposed to be I would not have been able to tell. Very short and not the greatest quality to figure out what is going on. No doubt revolutionary at the time.

2/5

The strut

 

Marche Ordinaire (1895)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey this is an early short film. A clip of a man walking.

Very simple in concept and content, just a man walking side on. Image quality is pretty good for the age of the film. Not a huge amount to this one.

3/5

Wings

 

Insects (1891)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey this is an early short film. A clip of some insects.

Unfortunately this clip is way too short to really make out what is happening or the details. The image quality is okay but the content too brief. Wish it was even a second longer.

2/5

Another drop

 

Chat En Chute Libre (1894)

Directed by Ettiene-Jules Marey this is an early short film. Another short of a chat being dropped and landing on its feet.

How many dropped cat films does one man need to make? Image quality was not a the greatest, a bit fuzzy. Repetitive content.

2/5

A horse of course

 

Cheval (Bixio). Pas Monte (1890)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey and Georges Demeny this is an early short film. A horse and rider pass through the frame.

A very short clip of a horse in motion. Surprisingly good image quality for the period of the film. Nice and clear as to what is going on.

3/5