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Mr Jones ** (1993, Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Delroy Lindo) – Classic Movie Review 2813

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Richard Gere stars as the Mr Jones of the title in director Mike Figgis’s maddening, but well made and often convincingly handled 1993 romantic drama film. Gere gives a stalwart portrait of a man unhinged by manic depression who embarks on an ill-fated, non-professional affair with his psychiatrist Libby, played by Lena Olin.

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In 1993, it was just the kind of thing to get patrons running screaming from the cinema, though it isn’t by any means negligible and it does have its moments of compelling high drama.

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It reunites Gere with Figgis, his director on the very different Internal Affairs (1990). The story and screenplay are by Eric Roth. The cinematography by Juan Ruiz Anchìa and Maurice Jarre’s score help make it a smart, posh movie.

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Also in the cast are Anne Bancroft as Dr Catherine Holland, Delroy Lindo, Tom Irwin, Bruce Altman, Lauren Tom, Anna Maria Horsford, Lucinda Jenney, Taylor Negron, Lisa Malkiewicz and Peter Jurasik.

© Derek Winnert 2015 Classic Movie Review 2813

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