Directed by Lindsay Anderson, famous for his trilogy of films with Malcolm McDowell, this is a very different sort of movie, mostly due to a lack of unconventionality. The film has little in the way of plot, and the action that occurs is hardly anything out of the ordinary. Yet, it is the acting that the film can best be appreciated for. With icky music choices and an unadventurous technical side too, it is the performances that are made to stand out, and they are quite good. Lillian Gish comes off as the best, but Vincent Price has some rather solid moments too. It is a film that would perhaps be best enjoyed by a very select audience - the elderly and those familiar with the stars - but yet the performances are indeed good enough that most viewers should find something to appreciate in it, even if the story does not excite them.
Review of The Whales of August
