I read the comments negative and positive. "Firelight" is an exceptional movie that I first saw and then saw again, and again and again recently (2006) on TV. I am not a Gothic romance admirer.
One part that hit home was the history of efforts by Luisa to drive away governesses. The author (Nicholson) knew what he was writing. Having lost my wife when one son was almost five years old, my housekeepers were of short duration. One day, I came home from work to find the housekeeper ready to leave after my four year old had chased her down the street with a butcher knife. His statement was: "I chased the other housekeepers away, and I will chase any more housekeepers away, until my father brings home a step-mother."
Unknowing viewers probably missed this point.
What a magnificent picture so well suited to being staged in the 1800s. Photography continued to improve as I watched the show on Encore as did the script, as did my admiration for the actors, the music, but most of all for the director. One viewing fails to show the greatness of the film.
To earn $786,000 in the U.S. shows the commercial results of poor marketing. This has to be one of the best cinematic ventures in years. Perhaps a reissue with promotion on the late shows would create a better result.
One part that hit home was the history of efforts by Luisa to drive away governesses. The author (Nicholson) knew what he was writing. Having lost my wife when one son was almost five years old, my housekeepers were of short duration. One day, I came home from work to find the housekeeper ready to leave after my four year old had chased her down the street with a butcher knife. His statement was: "I chased the other housekeepers away, and I will chase any more housekeepers away, until my father brings home a step-mother."
Unknowing viewers probably missed this point.
What a magnificent picture so well suited to being staged in the 1800s. Photography continued to improve as I watched the show on Encore as did the script, as did my admiration for the actors, the music, but most of all for the director. One viewing fails to show the greatness of the film.
To earn $786,000 in the U.S. shows the commercial results of poor marketing. This has to be one of the best cinematic ventures in years. Perhaps a reissue with promotion on the late shows would create a better result.