March 01, 2009

Revolutionary Road

A friend and I went to see Revolutionary Road last week. I wasn't really sure what to expect other than it was going to be great to watch Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio together again, and it was. 10 (or is it close to 15?) years later, but still the same chemistry between them. This time in middle class 1950's America. They did everything according to the book, but dared to challenge society with breaking away from the ordinary. At least for a while...

Director Sam Mendes he has done a drama that is so intense it's almost choking you. As a Swede it's easy to think about Ingemar Bergman's
Scenes from a marriage that he did in the early 1970's. When it's over you just sit there amazed that love, passion and broken promises can be so strong and so lethal.

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