The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

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Patrick W @Patrick472 Sep 5, 2025 This is a little-known film but I absolutely loved it. The performances are very moving. And it definitely paid off for the studio to use a director from such an interesting background and experience. See more Karen R @RT08238559 Oct 19, 2024 With beautiful cinematography and a luminous Sara Miles ... the pacing sets up and you know there is going to be tears before bedtime. The son is played well and the nauseous No. 1 also plays his part and makes you wish something ghastly would happen to both the boys... See more jon c Apr 11, 2021 Life is tough, it can be perfect or be unmade that way. Even a young boy is willing to do anything to keep it where it is. A very young Kris Kristofferson stars in this 1970s romance/drama with Sarah Myles. Based on the book by Yukio Mishima and directed by Lewis John Carlino. Jonathan Osborne lives with his mother, Anne who's husband has died. There may be hope for her as a sailor, Jim comes in and a new romance has blossomed. At first he feels threatened by him coming into their lives. For Jonathan there can only be one alpha male standing. He then schemes to find a way to remove Jim from the picture altogether. Is morality just a set of rules, the reason something lives is because it does, maybe the only reality is life Be aware this plot takes a while to unfold and there's an open-surgery scene that kinda takes a huge detour that'll be off-putting. But the scenery is nice, the child actor is really good showing his innocent side but darker one too he keeps hidden away, and the music is nice with a haunting, emotional presence. You might actually remember the ending a lot more the way it stings. See more Dec 5, 2020 This is a truly terrible movie. I doubt it made much sense in the Japanese original, but it makes none at all when transposed to Devonshire. See more steve d @RT35616104 Jul 16, 2020 Kristofferson is the only reason to watch. See more Aug 28, 2016 An interesting and largely forgotten film of the mid-70s starring Kris Kristofferson in his prime. The slow-pace and off-Hollywood style is refreshing to watch today. The ending has a shocking twist that reall makes the movie linger, long after you watch it. But then, this is not my spoiler, just read the advertisement of the original movie poster! See more Read all reviews

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

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