Snapshots is a 2002 Anglo-American-Dutch film directed by Rudolf van den Berg starring Burt Reynolds and Julie Christie.[1][2] Reynolds and Christie, though top-billed, have less screen time than does Carmen Chaplin, as a young woman on a journey of discovery. Chaplin's story mirrors the relationship between Reynolds and Christie characters in their earlier life, which is told in flashbacks.[3]
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| Directed by | Rudolf van den Berg |
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| Produced by | Pierre Spengler |
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| Cinematography | Gábor Szabó |
| Edited by | Kant Pan |
| Distributed by | A-F Distribution (Netherlands) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $11,000,000 |
Plot
editExpatriate American Larry J. Brodsky owns a second-hand bookstore in Amsterdam. When Aïsha, a young woman who looks like Larry's lost love from Morocco, walks into his store, Larry rethinks his life as he remembers his past.
Cast
edit- Burt Reynolds as Reverend E.F. Bolton
- Julie Christie as Nadine Bolton
- Carmen Chaplin as Aïsha
Production
editThe working title of the film was The Hermit of Amsterdam.[4] Budgeted at $11 million, Snapshots was filmed in Amsterdam and Haarlem in Noord-Holland in The Netherlands, in Morocco and in Los Angeles.[5]
Critical response
editThe film "could have been an edgy, psychosexual indie drama" with better focus on its themes, commented Wayne Byrne in his book about Reynolds.[6] A review in Variety stated that the film's "sheer silliness is ultimately its main appeal, though Burt Reynolds fans may get some kinky pleasure out of hearing thesp quote Ezra Pound in his second-hand bookstore overlooking a scenic Dutch canal."[7]
References
edit- ^ "Snapshots". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Snapshots (2002)". www.moviemeter.nl. Movie Meter Netherlands. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Julie Christie is Far From the Madding Crowd". 50plusworld.com. 50+ World. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "SNAPSHOTS (2002)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Snapshots". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Byrne, Wayne (December 19, 2019). Burt Reynolds on Screen. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7498-8.
- ^ Young, Deborah (October 11, 2002). "Snapshots". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2023.