I know it's one of his lesser-known works, But I loved this movie RIP Kris. Rain City was my Gotham, Marienne Faithfull's smooth jazz was the icing on the cake.
I saw this film in Chicago at the Biograph. I craved seeing it again and had to drive out to Oakbrook to see it a second and third time. Amazing groundbreaking film. Then there is this song. Gotta break your own chains child, ...the dreams that possess you can blossom and bless you or run you insane. I have cherished these lyrics for 30 plus years.
I remember this film, it came out in the late 80s, I was married to my first wife, here in Chicago. Saturday nites were movie nite, videos at the apt from the video store (DVDs didn't exit then), a nice dinner, then turn off all the lights, a nice bottle of red wine and cozily watch a movie. It was one of those times I saw this movie. It really moved me and its memory still accompanies me to this day. My wife, I lost touch with her after our divorce, but when I hear this song or see these clips I still remember her as though she were sitting right next to me still.
Absolutely wonderful film with an incredible cast: Keith Carradine, Lori Singer, Genvieve Bujold, Joe Morton, Dirk Blocker, Divine, and Kristofferson, in a totally different role than he had ever played before. And he was great in the part. The scene with Bujold when he returns her car keys and she unloads her rage and disappointment on him ultimately to her regret is so beautifully acted and beautifully filmed using a mirror by the fantastic Toyomichi Kurita, you are stunned by it. It's a pivotal scene, because from that moment, Wanda, who is in Hawk's debt, begins to work toward prying Geogia away from Coop and getting her together with Hawk, because they truly need each other ("Shit, between the two of you, you're almost a whole person").
The interviews with the principals of this movie 25 years later illuminates a collaborative effort contributing to a masterpiece. I believe I owe Mr. Rudolph for my using dialog from his script especially,"Between the two of you there may be one person"that has flat out stopped people in their tracks. Not much room left to explain my liking this flick suffice to say one day I want to live in Rain City.
One of my favorite films from this era. I LOVE this song. Faithfull raspy voice was perfect and Isham's horn in the background provided an excellent accent. Top it with the visual of Kristofferson and Singer driving in the Cascades or Olympics and it was a memorable ending to an excellent film.
jhrulz, SAID: Yeah, you're right. Well you have to make decisions sometimes. But "bliss" is just the right word. When I first saw 'Trouble In Mind' at the Detroit Institute of Arts, in about 1986, both this song and the ending of that movie absolutely floored me. And, it still possesses the power to floor me even to this day. Somehow, there was something so very magical about that film that it still remains my all time favorite movie. And, I can see that maybe you feel the same. Thanks for taking the time to upload this.
thank you jhrulz. I haven't seen this in so long - everything about it is so damn beautiful. seeing this in a theater when it first came out was amazing - the music was mixed very high - much louder than you hear on tv versions - and when you look at Lori Singer's face and hear Marianne Faithful's voice say "gotta make your own rules child" ....
No, the reason her voice is on the film track is because that raspy, heroin-ruined voice is perfect for the melancholy mood of the film. "Let everybody get what they deserve." The ex-cop, ex-con who never smiled finally got the girl. Took her awhile, but she finally figured it out. And the love scene of the two of them laughing was worth the price of admission.
Terrific singer, Magical soundtrack for this film
I know it's one of his lesser-known works, But I loved this movie RIP Kris. Rain City was my Gotham, Marienne Faithfull's smooth jazz was the icing on the cake.
There is something magic about this film. Hawk is both villanous and heroic. Kris kristofferson made this role his own.
I saw this film in Chicago at the Biograph. I craved seeing it again and had to drive out to Oakbrook to see it a second and third time. Amazing groundbreaking film. Then there is this song. Gotta break your own chains child, ...the dreams that possess you can blossom and bless you or run you insane. I have cherished these lyrics for 30 plus years.
I remember this film, it came out in the late 80s, I was married to my first wife, here in Chicago. Saturday nites were movie nite, videos at the apt from the video store (DVDs didn't exit then), a nice dinner, then turn off all the lights, a nice bottle of red wine and cozily watch a movie. It was one of those times I saw this movie. It really moved me and its memory still accompanies me to this day. My wife, I lost touch with her after our divorce, but when I hear this song or see these clips I still remember her as though she were sitting right next to me still.
Absolutely wonderful film with an incredible cast: Keith Carradine, Lori Singer, Genvieve Bujold, Joe Morton, Dirk Blocker, Divine, and Kristofferson, in a totally different role than he had ever played before. And he was great in the part. The scene with Bujold when he returns her car keys and she unloads her rage and disappointment on him ultimately to her regret is so beautifully acted and beautifully filmed using a mirror by the fantastic Toyomichi Kurita, you are stunned by it. It's a pivotal scene, because from that moment, Wanda, who is in Hawk's debt, begins to work toward prying Geogia away from Coop and getting her together with Hawk, because they truly need each other ("Shit, between the two of you, you're almost a whole person").
The interviews with the principals of this movie 25 years later illuminates a collaborative effort contributing to a masterpiece. I believe I owe Mr. Rudolph for my using dialog from his script especially,"Between the two of you there may be one person"that has flat out stopped people in their tracks. Not much room left to explain my liking this flick suffice to say one day I want to live in Rain City.
Love this film, totally unforgettable.
One of my favorite films from this era. I LOVE this song. Faithfull raspy voice was perfect and Isham's horn in the background provided an excellent accent. Top it with the visual of Kristofferson and Singer driving in the Cascades or Olympics and it was a memorable ending to an excellent film.
jhrulz, SAID: Yeah, you're right. Well you have to make decisions sometimes. But "bliss" is just the right word.
When I first saw 'Trouble In Mind' at the Detroit Institute of Arts, in about 1986, both this song and the ending of that movie absolutely floored me. And, it still possesses the power to floor me even to this day. Somehow, there was something so very magical about that film that it still remains my all time favorite movie. And, I can see that maybe you feel the same. Thanks for taking the time to upload this.
This sad opera song she sings so well
Ashame that she does not have her angelic voice God gave her but she does a good job
thank you jhrulz. I haven't seen this in so long - everything about it is so damn beautiful. seeing this in a theater when it first came out was amazing - the music was mixed very high - much louder than you hear on tv versions - and when you look at Lori Singer's face and hear Marianne Faithful's voice say "gotta make your own rules child" ....
Well you'll have to order the 25th anniversary dvd. Worth it, to say the least.
like the unique song, better than the earlier lyrics, you find with the same melody "midnight special."
Yes, folks heroin is very bad for a singers voice.
Terrible singer, lets face it, its only because she was a sixties icon is the reason her voice is on the film track.
No, the reason her voice is on the film track is because that raspy, heroin-ruined voice is perfect for the melancholy mood of the film. "Let everybody get what they deserve." The ex-cop, ex-con who never smiled finally got the girl. Took her awhile, but she finally figured it out. And the love scene of the two of them laughing was worth the price of admission.