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ChicagoRonin

(714 posts)
Thu Jul 11, 2024, 09:09 AM Jul 2024

Scene from The Remains of the Day (1993 film) - Summing up my feelings on folks like Clooney trying to steer politics

Scene from the 1993 film The Remains of the Day, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, in which Christopher Reeve plays a US Congressman visiting the UK in the 1930s admonishing a group of English lords favoring appeasement with Nazi Germany.


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Scene from The Remains of the Day (1993 film) - Summing up my feelings on folks like Clooney trying to steer politics (Original Post) ChicagoRonin Jul 2024 OP
The book, Remains of the Day, BlueSky3 Jul 2024 #1
Reeve was such a good actor Johonny Jul 2024 #2
Watched it a few nights ago. One of our favorite movies. NewHendoLib Jul 2024 #3
Thanks for the reminder of that film. I just checked and it's available at Amazon Prime video. Judi Lynn Jul 2024 #4
That captures it. ucrdem Jul 2024 #5

BlueSky3

(733 posts)
1. The book, Remains of the Day,
Thu Jul 11, 2024, 09:15 AM
Jul 2024

is one of the best I’ve ever read. Beautiful writing! And this clip is perfect RE Clooney. Thanks!

Judi Lynn

(164,124 posts)
4. Thanks for the reminder of that film. I just checked and it's available at Amazon Prime video.
Thu Jul 11, 2024, 09:34 AM
Jul 2024

It's too good to forget. Looking forward to seeing it again!

Thank you, Chicago Ronin.

ucrdem

(15,720 posts)
5. That captures it.
Thu Jul 11, 2024, 09:42 AM
Jul 2024

I hate to see a decent guy like Clooney make a huge public blunder like this but it just goes to show that film folk need to stay in their lanes and keep their egos under strict orders to STFU on politics. It wasn't even a good letter.

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