Close Encounters of the Third Kind - directed by Stephen Spielberg - 1977- Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut.
Winner of Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Available for Free on YouTube and on Amazon Prime Video- 2 Hours- 17 minutes
Wikipedia has a thorough article on the movie so I shall just share here a few of my reactions.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a master work, truly beautiful and thought provoking. In addition to issues related to the appearance of aliens on earth it depicts the break up of a marriage, of Terri Garr and Richard Dreyfuss, in a fashion most married individuals can understand and accept. The opening sequences where once thought lost decades ago planes are discovered perfectly sets the tone of things to come. The use of French throughout adds to the other world feel.
The Alien ships are as good as I have ever seen. The close stunned me.
I hope to post on a number of films Directed by Stephen Spielberg in January.
Please share with me your favourites and least liked of his films
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