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Notorious P.A.T., I watched "Last Night in Soho" last night, but not in Soho. There are some strong similarities with "La Punition". They both deal with naive country girls who have come to the big metropolis and get into prostitution. About half of "Last Night in Soho" takes place in the late 60's too, while "La Punition" was based on a novel published on January 1, 1972, so the time periods were roughly the same. Of course, there is a strong sense of nostalgia in the 1960s scenes in "Last Night in Soho", absent from seemed to be set in I am more into realist than fantasist film-making, and "Last Night in Soho" was definitely fantasist, but I still enjoyed it. It was not nearly as bleak a film as "La Punition", although it seemed to me the happy happy ending was a tad contrived. Anya Taylor Joy is a marvel. She did all the singing and dancing of her character herself. What a talent. She still probably peaked with her performance as Beth Harmon in "The Queen's Gambit". The really beautiful actresses tend to peak in their twenties. However, I would love to be proved wrong. I would like to know Janice's views on "Last Night in Soho" too.

Nov 30, 2023
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