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A paean to the sunshine and easy living of Provence inspired by Peter Mayle which stumbles in the attempt to turn itself into a romantic comedy
The Horse Whisperer, directed by and starring Robert Redford, should come with a disclaimer: “Includes no actual whispering.” Or rather, there is one moment near the end when the alleged whisperer, Tom Booker (Mr Redford) does whisper to the horse: “There’s something you have to do, tomorrow, boy,” but it seems a long time to…
A lovely film about an American con-man and one of his dupes who find a spooky kind of redemption in each other
Despite some stirring moments, and a fine performance from Gary Oldman, the movie gets its portrait of a war leader wrong