Hellen
I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Beanbioca
As Good As It Gets
Lidia Draper
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
tomgillespie2002
The Hollywood debut of Greek director Costa-Gavras caused quite a stir when it was released in 1982. Based on a true story, Missing is a damning condemnation of U.S. foreign policy, criticising their efforts to locate missing American citizen Charles Horman (John Shea) when he goes missing in 1973 Chile, as well as suggesting their direct involvement. The country had just experienced a military coup, and the new leaders have declared martial law, placing a curfew on the population under threat of death. The sound of machine-gun fire is commonplace, as are military raids on homes and the disappearance of thousands of citizens. Worst of all, bodies litter the streets, watched over by dead-eyed soldiers who seem to do as they please. Charles, a left-wing writer, has simply vanished, sucked up into a system of brutality. And nobody seems eager to find him.We're with Charles for a long period before his disappearance, and Costa-Gavras keeps us just as much in the dark as his wife Beth (Sissy Spacek) and father Ed (Jack Lemmon), the latter arriving frustrated with the little progress his daughter-in-law has made. Their ideologies clash almost immediately. Beth is very much on board with her husband's politics, while Ed is a devout Christian scientist with complete trust in his country's Embassy's desire to locate a fellow citizen. The performances are genuine and heartfelt. The characters themselves are recognisable and relatable in an otherwise terrifyingly alien, oppressive world, which serves as a wake-up call to Ed, who would otherwise be eating breakfast at home oblivious to the plight of Chile's people. The most powerful moments of Missing involve Ed battling his way through waves of bureaucracy and the empty promises of diplomats.Costa-Gavras manages to build an atmosphere of relentless tension in a place where failing to find yourself a taxi to make it home in time for the curfew could see you dragged away for execution. Yet this is built around Ed and Beth's difficult relationship, and the film emerges and ultimately triumphs as a thoroughly engaging character study rather than a political thriller. Tiny, throwaway moments hammer their struggle and mental anguish home, particularly a moment where Ed descends a set of stairs and, without realising it, starts to ascend the one opposite. It takes a moment before he realises, shakes his head, and turns around, and you really feel for the guy. Costa-Gavras deliberately infuses Missing with a sense of timelessness, failing to confirm the story's year and location, introducing the idea that this could be happening anywhere, at any time. Coups and dictators come and go, and the people suffer for it. Those who choose to ignore it may eventually become the cause.
Vonia
Missing (stylized as missing.) (1982)
Director: Costa-Gravas
Watched: June 9, 2018
Rating: 6/10 Corrupt governments,
U.S.-backed Chilean coup,
Though needs more context. Rushed abrupt end,
Mystery solved- so that's it?
Inept epilogue. Convincing acting,
Lemmon's growth as father, man;
Spacek most of all. A gift for making
The abstract feel pertinent,
Haunting and moving. Costa-Gavras clearly knows
His political thrillers. Haiku Sonnets are comprised of 4 3-line haiku plus a couplet of either 5 or 7 syllables, adding up to 14 lines, the same number of lines found in a sonnet. (5-7-5, 5-7-5, 5-7-5, 5-7-5, 7-7/5-5).
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Mr-Fusion
Of its many winning aspects, "Missing" is that unusual political thriller in which the affairs of state don't overwhelm its humanist story. All this really is is a father trying to locate his absent son. Sure, the government officials are there to stonewall him (and just be duplicitous bastards in general) but who among us can't identify with Jack Lemmon's desperate search for answers? The movie sets the tone very nicely; shots ringing out, bodies in the streets and Vangelis lays on the ominous synth score. But it's really just Lemmon's painful journey from unquestioning American to abject disillusionment. He's the bewildered heart of this movie.Riveting, maddening and ultimately deeply sad, this is a powerful film.9/10
leplatypus
Again a wonderful political red-hot movie from Gavras who really kicks where it hurts : If « Z » was denouncing an clear tyranny in Greece, this one is even more courageous as it denounces an unclear tyranny. If America boasts regularly to be a divine democracy, the reality is that they forget easily those ideals. Either they do aggression as foreign policy, either they support covert operation to change elected representatives for others (usually military) that suit them. To put it clearly, their interests are not people but their banking and military- industrial complex. In Chile, the invisible hand of America in the coup is proved : from Nixon : « if we let potential leaders in south America think they can move like Chile, we will be in trouble. No impression should be permitted in Latin America that they can get away with this, that it's safe yo go this way ». from Kissinger : « Isn't that something ! isn't that something ! I mean instead of celebrating, in the Eisenhower period, we would have been heroes. We didn't do it. I mean we helped them ». So, as shown in the movie, their two framed portraits in all American offices has great meaning. In all cases, this helpful supervision is clearly explained and the puppet masters are famous : one was behind another famous coup and the one is a younger deep throat. I think that the casting of Jack Lemon was best (and worthy of his award in Cannes Festival) because he is indeed the embodiment of the true, candid American. So his search for his son would turn also a a search for truth and his evolution is moving. The Vangelis' score fit this dark and sad reality of loving ones facing an abusive administration. So i recommend this movie and also the book « untold history of the united states » that was very helpful to understand our long time friend overseas.
