Full Body Massage (PAL Format)
by Nicolas Roeg
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Actor: Bryan Brown, Christopher Burgard, Elizabeth Barondes, Gareth Williams, Mimi RogersDirector: Nicolas Roeg
Cinematographer: Anthony B. Richmond
Editor: Louise Rubacky
Producer: Julie Ahlberg
Producer: Michael Nolin
Producer: Robert Littman
Writer: Dan Gurskis
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: PAL
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Umbrella Entertainment
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DVD Review: This Philosophy is Only Skin Deep
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is essentially "My Dinner With Andre" -- but with Andre as a woman and she's mostly nude. Granted Mimi Rogers is a lot more fun to look at than Mr. Gregory (I can't picture her as Wallace Shawn...), but the long wordy conversation which runs throughout this film is just as shallow and pointless as Malle's original. They talk about art, about shamanistic healing, about relationships and "the differences between men and women" -- but nothing is ever settled. Both characters state their opinions and keep talking. The gimmick of having one of them nude on a massage table is ultimately a cheap trick to keep male audiences engaged.
Nicolas Roeg often goes overboard on dialog in his movies (The Man Who Fell To Earth, Insignificance, Bad Timing) and also loves his "ooga-booga B.S." (to quote Nina) with all the crystals, magnets, colored scarves, totems, Hopi medicine and burning rope being reminiscent of Walkabout, Performance and Heart of Darkness. Technically the film (a low budget made-for-TV) is sub-par, with harsh lighting, needle-drop score, zip for costumes or locations, and some surprisingly obvious errors with (for instance) on-again/off-again panties and a laughable fatal car crash with no damage.
I like Bryan Brown as an actor, and Mimi is delightfully mature and unselfconscious here, but this movie ultimately fails to deliver full satisfaction -- just like the massage of the title.
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Description of Full Body Massage (PAL Format)
Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Nina, a successful but world-weary art dealer, is surprised to find that her usual masseur, Douglas, has sent a substitute - Fitch - to provide her with her regular weekly massage at her home. Nina and Fitch find that they are both mutually attracted, and annoy one another a great deal. Their differences of temperament and lifestyle create friction, and they find their similarities nearly as grating. Through flashbacks we learn how Nina and Fitch have arrived at this meeting, and see that perhaps they have enough common ground to learn some important lessons from each other. ...Full Body MassageBestsellers in DVD
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