Le Prix du silence

This is a totally crazy version. We, from the position of 1949, have a legitimate feeling that 1928 is a time long gone, but at the same time, it is not an issue to ignore all of the aesthetics of the 1920s and stage everyone in civilian clothes. At the beginning, an aged Nick takes stock of Gatsby's grave, followed by an educational montage (!) about what the 1920s were like. It continues in something like Fitzgerald's story, but the typology is utterly vapid. Daisy is horrible - she only says her lines out of obligation, and so is Jordan and her unbelievable permanent wave. I'd rather not talk about Myrtle. In fact, everything is horrible. There is no drama, Gatsby's youth has no aura of mystery, and the parties are not exuberant... When I add the small fact that only a completely inadequate copy is available, I really wasn't happy about it. (29/05/2013)