Saturday, August 15, 2026

Movie review - "A Safe Place" (1971) **

 Henry Jaglom's best known movie because it features Tuesday Weld, Orson Welles and Jack Nicholson. All bring their considerable charisma - Weld has rarely been more gorgeous or captivating. But there's no story here not even a short film's worth. There's a lot of hanging around Weld and Orson Welles hangs around Central Park and the Zoo, Weld and Philip Proctor hanging around, all the while songs play on the soundtrack. The best bits are Weld and Nicholson.

This was once a play. A play! JFC.  There's no story.

Weld is beautiful. Nicholson has charisma. So does Orson Welles. I would have preferred 90 minutes of them just talkign.

The photography is nice. 

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