Mark's movie recommendation:
"The Offence", 1973
("Оскорбление" или "Камень преткновения")
Sean Connery retired from the Bond franchise in 1971, as by that point he had grown tired of being typecast as the eponymous British secret agent. Connery chose this movie, "The Offence", as a vehicle with which to showcase the full range of his acting talent, and he delivers a powerhouse performance as a hardbitten, tough-as-nails detective suffering from PTSD - a role which is a world away from the suave and urbane Bond character with which most casual cinema-goers associate the Scottish actor.
Detective Sergeant Johnson (Connery) has worked on countless cases involving murder, rape, and other heinous crimes, which have taken a considerable toll on his mental health. In 1970's Britain, the generally-accepted cure for mental health problems was something akin to: "shut up, drink more whiskey, and stop being a pussy!" - so it's fair to say that at the moment we, the audience, are introduced to the detective, he is a man on the edge - teetering on the brink of sanity.
The premise of the movie is as follows: a twelve-year-old girl has just been sexually assaulted by a local predator, and Detective Johnson is put in charge of the interrogation of the main suspect. The suspect is psychologically manipulative and detects a weakness within the detective which he attempts to exploit, causing the latter to explode, take matters into his own hands, and administer a very rough kind of justice. First and foremost however, the film is a detailed character study, not a typical crime drama, and focuses on the psychological torment that his demanding profession has inflicted upon the detective.
This is a brutal, grim, and bleak movie that captures a certain British mood of the early 1970's. This movie will no doubt haunt you for a long time after the credits have rolled, and will most likely deepen your appreciation of Sean Connery as an actor.
Thank you for reading.
"The Offence", 1973
("Оскорбление" или "Камень преткновения")
Sean Connery retired from the Bond franchise in 1971, as by that point he had grown tired of being typecast as the eponymous British secret agent. Connery chose this movie, "The Offence", as a vehicle with which to showcase the full range of his acting talent, and he delivers a powerhouse performance as a hardbitten, tough-as-nails detective suffering from PTSD - a role which is a world away from the suave and urbane Bond character with which most casual cinema-goers associate the Scottish actor.
Detective Sergeant Johnson (Connery) has worked on countless cases involving murder, rape, and other heinous crimes, which have taken a considerable toll on his mental health. In 1970's Britain, the generally-accepted cure for mental health problems was something akin to: "shut up, drink more whiskey, and stop being a pussy!" - so it's fair to say that at the moment we, the audience, are introduced to the detective, he is a man on the edge - teetering on the brink of sanity.
The premise of the movie is as follows: a twelve-year-old girl has just been sexually assaulted by a local predator, and Detective Johnson is put in charge of the interrogation of the main suspect. The suspect is psychologically manipulative and detects a weakness within the detective which he attempts to exploit, causing the latter to explode, take matters into his own hands, and administer a very rough kind of justice. First and foremost however, the film is a detailed character study, not a typical crime drama, and focuses on the psychological torment that his demanding profession has inflicted upon the detective.
This is a brutal, grim, and bleak movie that captures a certain British mood of the early 1970's. This movie will no doubt haunt you for a long time after the credits have rolled, and will most likely deepen your appreciation of Sean Connery as an actor.
Thank you for reading.
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