2 Best Movies to Watch by Howard Lew Lewis

In the movie Brazil, our hero Sam Lowery (Jonathan Pryce) lives in a dystopian world that relies on the cold productivity grind of machines. He’s in a constant battle between the high-level dominating powers that be and the low-level beatdown scums of society. Saving him from complete misery is a recurring dream he has of a beautiful woman. There, nothing else matters but love, which fills his draining soul and makes his life seem worthwhile. 

The way director Terry Gilliam handles a serious matter in such a comedic way is fantastic, and the amount of thought and effort he puts into creating every single bit of existence in this film is mind-boggling. With Brazil, he succeeds in establishing his own style, making a mark for himself in an age when plenty of auteurs compete for mere recognition.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

Actor: Ann Way, Barbara Hicks, Bill Wallis, Bob Hoskins, Brian Miller, Bryan Pringle, Charles McKeown, David Gant, Derek Deadman, Derrick O'Connor, Don Henderson, Elizabeth Spender, Gorden Kaye, Harold Innocent, Howard Lew Lewis, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, Jack Purvis, James Coyle, Jim Broadbent, John Flanagan, John Grillo, John Pierce Jones, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Kathryn Pogson, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Myrtle Devenish, Nigel Planer, Oscar Quitak, Patrick Connor, Peter Vaughan, Ralph Nossek, Ray Cooper, Robert De Niro, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Russell Keith Grant, Sheila Reid, Simon Jones, Terence Bayler, Terry Gilliam

Director: Terry Gilliam

Rating: R

The Marquis de Sade garnered a reputation for his infamously explicit works, so it’s no surprise that his life story would interest filmmakers for adaptation. Quills is one such adaptation, but viewers should take note that writer Doug Wright takes large liberties in adapting it, shifting historical fact to paint de Sade as a champion of freedom of expression, of all the desires that society would have left unfulfilled, but the film also less interested in him rather than the reactions of the young lovers triggered by his words. Director Philip Kaufman matches these ideas with provocative visuals and the cast delivers solid performances, but, all-in-all, Quills is a rather tame depiction of this provocative writer.

Genre: Drama

Actor: Alex Avery, Amelia Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Danny Babington, Edward Tudor-Pole, Elizabeth Berrington, Geoffrey Rush, George Antoni, Harry Jones, Howard Lew Lewis, Jane Menelaus, Joaquin Phoenix, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine, Michael Jenn, Patrick Malahide, Pauline McLynn, Rebecca Palmer, Ron Cook, Stephen Marcus, Stephen Moyer, Terry O'Neill, Tom Ward

Director: Philip Kaufman

Rating: R