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Moby Dick (1956)
An honorable effort
I've just seen this movie for the first time (no easy trick to find a DVD version!);since I consider the Melville novel one of the most impressive novel I've ever read, I must say that it's an honorable cinematographic version, most admirable for the beautiful, original cinematography. The cast is quite good including, in my opinion, Gregory Peck,whose performance must not be underrated because of his position as a movie star. I guess that role of captain Ahab would be a terrible challenge for any actor(all the more so because of comparisons with John Barrymore); I do think Peck acquitted himself well.
A Star Is Born (1937)
A poignant love story
It seems you can't help making comparisons...well, I must admit that before seeing "A star is born"1937 version I was sure nothing could surpass the intensity that Judy Garland brought to the role of Vicky Lester in the fine Cukor version; I was wrong ,I was moved beyond words by this picture which is at the same time one of the most cruel and adult movie ever made on Hollywood and a poignant, heartbreaking love story. I admired so much the superior dialogue and, most of all,the brilliance of the whole cast-. Janet Gaynor, though maybe not the ideal choice for the role of Vicky Lester, gives a sincere, sensitive performance but what really makes this picture outstanding is Fredric March's superb portrayal of Norman Maine. He really makes Norman came alive as a real human being, weak, charming, self disruptive but generous and capable of love. A multi-faceted, restrained performance that after so many years still touches the heart.