The Visit (1964) :
Brief Review -
Money vs. Justice/Injustice in an intellectual way! An international co-production between American, French, West German, and Italian companies, The Visit is a small film with a big intellectual message about human races. You can relate to it because you might have seen it happening somewhere around you, and maybe you have forgotten it. Just like the village people in this movie, they have forgotten their wrongdoings for two decades. All it takes for them to break the rules of humanity is money. I have seen many Hollywood movies using the money conflict in crime dramas, film noirs, social dramas, political thrillers, etc. But The Visit displayed a new feature of the same conflict-using it against humans to fight humans. Karla Zachanassian, a wealthy woman, returns to the decaying village where she grew up. She had been run out of town twenty years prior when, at 17 years old, she was impregnated by local shopkeeper Serge Miller. At his trial, Serge denied paternity and bribed two local men to testify that they had slept with Karla, destroying her credibility and ensuring he would not be found liable. She offers 2 million for the death of Serge, leaving the villagers fighting one of their own for a better future. The entire village vs. Serge drama looks interesting, but then comes a solid climax, which makes Karla the only winner in this fight and all the villagers losers for life. It serves as a fantastic intellectual twist to the revenge theory. Throughout the film, you, as a viewer, can't really decide which side to choose. Karla, because she has suffered, or Serger, who has done a great injustice to a 17-year-old girl. The film uses money as a powerful weapon, which wasn't justified in my opinion. However, it fits the bill for a revenge theory because you know Serge and the villagers were guilty and deserved to be punished. Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn's performances are unmissible, and Bernhard Wicki's direction is superb. Don't miss this small film with a big subject.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
Money vs. Justice/Injustice in an intellectual way! An international co-production between American, French, West German, and Italian companies, The Visit is a small film with a big intellectual message about human races. You can relate to it because you might have seen it happening somewhere around you, and maybe you have forgotten it. Just like the village people in this movie, they have forgotten their wrongdoings for two decades. All it takes for them to break the rules of humanity is money. I have seen many Hollywood movies using the money conflict in crime dramas, film noirs, social dramas, political thrillers, etc. But The Visit displayed a new feature of the same conflict-using it against humans to fight humans. Karla Zachanassian, a wealthy woman, returns to the decaying village where she grew up. She had been run out of town twenty years prior when, at 17 years old, she was impregnated by local shopkeeper Serge Miller. At his trial, Serge denied paternity and bribed two local men to testify that they had slept with Karla, destroying her credibility and ensuring he would not be found liable. She offers 2 million for the death of Serge, leaving the villagers fighting one of their own for a better future. The entire village vs. Serge drama looks interesting, but then comes a solid climax, which makes Karla the only winner in this fight and all the villagers losers for life. It serves as a fantastic intellectual twist to the revenge theory. Throughout the film, you, as a viewer, can't really decide which side to choose. Karla, because she has suffered, or Serger, who has done a great injustice to a 17-year-old girl. The film uses money as a powerful weapon, which wasn't justified in my opinion. However, it fits the bill for a revenge theory because you know Serge and the villagers were guilty and deserved to be punished. Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn's performances are unmissible, and Bernhard Wicki's direction is superb. Don't miss this small film with a big subject.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.