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Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) 7/10
The oft-told tale of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. The film is around 30 mins too long, but it is kept together by a swaggering performance from Richard Burton and a strong performance from Genevieve Bujold.
Obsession (1976) 6/10
A psychological thriller from Brian De Palma, starring Genevieve Bujold, Cliff Robertson and John Lithgow. Robertson's wife and child are killed in a botched rescue attempt after being kidnapped. 15 years later, he visits Florence and the church where he first met his wife. There, he meets a woman that looks exactly like his dead wife.
I found the film oddly flat and lacking any real suspense. It doesn't help that Robertson's performance is fairly one-note. I also found Lithgow's Louisiana accent annoying.
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