kingrat Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I probably should have included Yootha Joyce in the best supporting actress nominees for her performance in The Pumpkin Eater as a woman who almost has an emotional meltdown at the beauty parlor. The real star of The Pumpkin Eater is Oswald Morris, whose dazzling black and white cinematography would make the film worth seeing all by itself. Although the story is strong, Harold Pinter's time-tricky screenplay has not worn well, in my opinion. Pinter gives us good dialogue, as in the scene with Yootha Joyce, but questionable structure. The time shifts distract us from an interesting question: is Anne Bancroft's desire for a large family a natural feeling, or is a sign of neurosis? She has an abortion because the man she's with doesn't want any more children, and then, of course, he leaves her anyway. Capucine usually strikes me as a beautiful woman with limited acting ability, but she wakes up and gives a real performance in The Seventh Dawn, a fine film which didn't attract much attention in 1964 because, after all, who cared about Southeast Asia? William Holden and his Malayan friend fight together against the Japanese in WWII, but after the war Holden's friend goes to Moscow to be educated as a revolutionary, so the two are on opposite sides. Capucine plays a former lover of Holden's, and Susannah York is the younger woman he falls for. Fortunately, TCM shows The Seventh Dawn with some regularity. It's often difficult to determine how much an actor's performance owes to the director, but comparing the actor's work with different directors is sometimes useful. For instance, compare Kim Stanley in The Goddess and Seance on a Wet Afternoon. John Cromwell, himself an actor of some repute, evidently gives Stanley free rein in The Goddess to twitter and fidget and do stuff whenever the cameras are rolling. Not Bryan Forbes, however: Stanley's work in Seance is far less mannered, more purposeful and direct. Forbes' guiding hand helps her shape a much more controlled and centered character. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Capucine usually strikes me as a beautiful woman with limited acting ability, but she wakes up and gives a real performance in The Seventh Dawn, a fine film which didn't attract much attention in 1964 because, after all, who cared about Southeast Asia? William Holden and his Malayan friend fight together against the Japanese in WWII, but after the war Holden's friend goes to Moscow to be educated as a revolutionary, so the two are on opposite sides. Capucine plays a former lover of Holden's, and Susannah York is the younger woman he falls for. Fortunately, TCM shows The Seventh Dawn with some regularity. The Malayan friend was played by Japanese star Tetsuro Tamba. He had a tremendous career in his native Japan, lasting from the late 1950's all the way until his death in 2006. I had previously nominated him in the supporting category for 1962's Harakiri for his role as a sneering, contemptuous mid-level nobleman. I also nominated him for his role in The 7th Dawn even if his English is a bit rough at times. He went on to his most remembered role to Western audiences with 1967's You Only Live Twice, as James Bond's Japanese contact Tiger Tanaka. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Here are Danny Peary’s Alternate Oscar choices for 1964. Winners in bold. Best Actor Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove* Dirk Bogarde, The Servant (63) Sean Connery, Goldfinger Peter O’Toole, Becket Anthony Quinn, Zorba the Greek Tony Randall, The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao Peter Sellers, A Shot In the Dark Best Actress Paula Prentiss, Man’s Favorite Sport?* Anne Bancroft, The Pumpkin Eater And here are Michael Gerbert’s Golden Armchair choices for 1964: Best Actor George C. Scott, Dr. Strangelove* Best Actress Joan Crawford, Strait-Jacket* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Capucine usually strikes me as a beautiful woman with limited acting ability, but she wakes up and gives a real performance in The Seventh Dawn, a fine film which didn't attract much attention in 1964 because, after all, who cared about Southeast Asia? William Holden and his Malayan friend fight together against the Japanese in WWII, but after the war Holden's friend goes to Moscow to be educated as a revolutionary, so the two are on opposite sides. Capucine plays a former lover of Holden's, and Susannah York is the younger woman he falls for. Fortunately, TCM shows The Seventh Dawn with some regularity. The Malayan friend was played by Japanese star Tetsuro Tamba. He had a tremendous career in his native Japan, lasting from the late 1950's all the way until his death in 2006. I had previously nominated him in the supporting category for 1962's Harakiri for his role as a sneering, contemptuous mid-level nobleman. I also nominated him for his role in The 7th Dawn even if his English is a bit rough at times. He went on to his most remembered role to Western audiences with 1967's You Only Live Twice, as James Bond's Japanese contact Tiger Tanaka. Glad to see the words of kindness expressed by both kingrat and Lawrence for The 7th Dawn, a little known film that remains a favourite of mine, if only for the combined work of cinematographer Frederick Young and musical composer Riz Ortolani.Ortolani's score is truly gorgeous. Here are the opening and closing titles. Just listen to that music! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 The Golden Globe Awards for 1964 were … Best Actor in a Drama Peter O’Toole, Becket* Anthony Quinn, Zorba the Greek Richard Burton, Becket Anthony Franciosa, Rio Conchos Fredric March, Seven Days In May Best Actress in a Drama Anne Bancroft, The Pumpkin Eater* Geraldine Page, Dear Heart Ava Gardner, The Night of the Iguana Rita Hayworth, Circus World Jean Seberg, Lilith Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady* Dick Van Dyke, Mary Poppins Peter Ustinov, Topkapi Peter Sellers, The Pink Panther (63) Marcello Mastroianni, Marriage Italian Style Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins* Sophia Loren, Marriage Italian Style Debbie Reynolds, The Unsinkable Molly Brown Melina Mercouri, Topkapi Audrey Hepburn, My Fair Lady Best Supporting Actor Edmond O’Brien, Seven Days In May* Cyril Delevanti, The Night of the Iguana Lee Tracy, The Best Man Gilbert Roland, Cheyenne Autumn Stanley Holloway, My Fair Lady Best Supporting Actress Agnes Moorehead, Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte* Grayson Hall, The Night of the Iguana Elizabeth Ashley, The Carpetbaggers Ann Sothern, The Best Man Lila Kedrova, Zorba the Greek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 When it came to the nominations for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, it was Agnes Moorehead's Velma that got most of the acclaim. Much as I adore Agnes, I think she was a bit over the top (of course it was a thoroughly OTT movie). The real supporting performance of excellence is the smaller performance of Mary Astor as Jewel Mayhew. Ms. Astor described her character as "...a little old lady waiting to die" and decided it would be her farewell to movies. She lived 23 years more but never made another film. Her small role in "... Charlotte" is subtly dazzling, a highlight of the film. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Best Supporting Actress of 1964 1. LILA KEDROVA (Madame Hortense), Zorba the Greek 2. MARY ASTOR (Jewel Mayhew), Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte I couldn't agree more with regards Mary Astor in Hush Hush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesStewartFan95 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Best Picture Becket Dr. Strangelove Goldfinger Lilith Marnie Mary Poppins My Fair Lady Zorba the Greek Best Director George Cukor, My Fair Lady Peter Glenville, Becket Stanley Kubrick, Dr. Strangelove Robert Rossen, Lilith Robert Stevenson, Mary Poppins Best Actor Sean Connery, Goldfinger Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady Peter O'Toole, Becket Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove Rod Steiger, The Pawnbroker Best Actress Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins Tippi Hedren, Marnie Audrey Hepburn, My Fair Lady Ann-Margaret, Viva Las Vegas Jean Seberg, Lilith Best Supporting Actor Wilfred Brambell, A Hard Day's Night Peter Fonda, Lilith Stanley Holloway,, My Fair Lady Slim Pickens, Dr. Strangelove David Tomlinson, Mary Poppins Best Supporting Actress Gladys Cooper, My Fair Lady Kim Hunter, Lilith Glynis Johns, Mary Poppins Lila Kedrova, Zorba the Greek Anne Vernon, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Best Juvenile Performance Karen Dotrice, Mary Poppins Matthew Garber, Mary Poppins David Janson, A Hard Day's Night 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Tom, thank you for posting that incredibly beautiful music from The Seventh Dawn, and Lawrence, thank you for the post about Tetsuro Tamba. Definitely one of the best films of the year. I also agree about the excellence of Mary Astor's brief appearance in Hush . . . Hush, Sweet Charlotte. A few words about Behold a Pale Horse, which turns up on TCM from time to time. Not one of Fred Zinnemann's best films, though I think it's still worth seeing. Zinnemann discovered that by 1964 not many people remembered or cared about the Spanish Civil War, which was difficult for someone of Zinnemann's generation to imagine. Zinnemann had escaped from Nazi Germany, and after the war he learned that his parents had died in a concentration camp. Franco's government did not want the film made--it was filmed in southwestern France--and Columbia's films were not not shown in Spain for several years because Harry Cohn backed Zinnemann rather than Franco. The film, based on a novel by Emerich Pressburger of Powell and Pressburger fame, concerns an anti-Franco guerrilla (Gregory Peck) living across the mountains in France and still unrelenting in his opposition to Franco. Peck has essentially become a bandit, albeit an idealistic bandit. His mother is dying, and the chief of police (Anthony Quinn) hopes that Peck will come to see his mother in the hospital and will thus be captured. Peck isn't the best choice for the guerrilla, especially with Anthony Quinn available. Still, Peck does his best. Omar Sharif plays a Spanish priest. As usual, he is extremely handsome, and I think he plays the part well enough. Mildred Dunnock, as Peck's mother, is so fiercely anti-clerical that she spits at the very idea of receiving a priest, even one sympathetic to the anti-Franco cause (even Omar Sharif) on her sickbed. Rosalie Crutchley plays Quinn's wife--not a couple most of us would ever imagine--and when she talks to her husband on the telephone, we can tell the love she feels for her very much flawed husband. The print shown by TCM seemed overly dark at time, and it was not clear whether this is the fault of the print or the cinematographer. The ending is a bit odd and abrupt, which is unusual with Zinnemann. There are scenes of tension and excitement as Peck makes his way over the Pyrenees to Spain. The next few years were hard ones for Zinnemann, as he tried to set up a film of Malraux's Man's Fate, but was unable to do so. Fortunately, he had a late career triumph with Day of the Jackal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 O'Toole, Burton, Harris? Who was the best? You be the judge by viewing this clip from The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Tom, thank you for posting that incredibly beautiful music from The Seventh Dawn A few million years ago, it seems, as a young boy, I used to stay up to see The Late Show on Buffalo's Channel 7. It was there that I was first introduced to so much of the Hollywood film product of the '30s and '40s, which I grew to love, many of those films still favourites of mine today. Among the things that I loved about the presentation of their Late Show was the introductory music. It wasn't until years later when I saw The 7th Dawn for the first time that I suddenly recognized it again - the beautifully orchestrated, lush theme score of this film by Riz Ortolani. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 From Eric Henderson's review of Gertrud: Gertrud tells the story of a romantic young woman whose promising singing career was cut short by her marriage to a successful lawyer. Played by the tranquil Nina Pens Rode, Gertrud has a seemingly clear vision of a perfect, totally idealized love, and has made it her life’s passion to realize that vision without compromise. Spinning through her journey are four suitors—husband Gustav (Bendt Rothe), poet and former lover Gabriel (Ebbe Rode, Pens’s real life spouse), musician and current lover Erland (Baard Owe), and psychologist bon vivant Axel (Axel Strøbye). Based on a turn-of-the-century play by Hjalmar Söderberg (reportedly written after he had lost his own real-life object of affection), Dreyer’s adaptation emphasizes the exaggerated faults that Gertrud finds in each of the men in her life: Gustav is too focused on his career; Gabriel was too focused on conveying his own vision of love to pay attention or respect to Gertrud’s; and Erland cross-pollinates with other women, though Gertrud is more disturbed by his indifferent unresponsiveness toward her romantic joy... Though his perfectionism was limitless (look to his direction of clouds in Ordet or the fact that the Parisian headache pills Axel takes in Gertrud were actually from Paris), and his ability to cast “faces” (as he described this process during the filming of Joan of Arc) is predictably faultless in Gertrud. He always put incredible emphasis and, consequently, burden on the eyes of his leading female actors, and up until Nina Pens Rode, those eyes were spectacularly clarified. Master of the House succeeded marvelously on the beady, judgmental glare of Mathilde Nielsen’s Mads. Day of Wrath‘s very core of sensuality and terror is to be found in the wide eyes of Lisbeth Movin and Anna Svierkier. (One assumes that nothing more needs to be said about Falconetti’s Joan of Arc.) But Nina Pens Rode’s eyes don’t have the same easily readable quality. They seem to hide behind her eyelids, holding her vast reserve of disappointment, except for those rare moments when she is overcome with reverie that her eyes seem to threaten to leave their sockets to catch a closer glimpse of that vision that, judging from her glassy gaze, is in a complete other dimension. When they do come alive, as when Gertrud bids farewell to the young composer Erland after a midnight tryst and her face goes through roughly two score emotions in five seconds, it’s a marvelous sight to behold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 O'Toole, Burton, Harris? Who was the best? You be the judge by viewing this clip from The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes... This is hysterically funny. I'd say it skewers the mannerisms of all three actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 A few million years ago, it seems, as a young boy, I used to stay up to see The Late Show on Buffalo's Channel 7. It was there that I was first introduced to so much of the Hollywood film product of the '30s and '40s, which I grew to love, many of those films still favourites of mine today. Among the things that I loved about the presentation of their Late Show was the introductory music. It wasn't until years later when I saw The 7th Dawn for the first time that I suddenly recognized it again - the beautifully orchestrated, lush theme score of this film by Riz Ortolani. In New York City, this was our The Late Show theme: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 The 1964 Berlin International Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Rod Steiger, The Pawnbroker Best Actress Sachiko Hidari, He and She (63) and The Insect Woman (63). —————————————————————————————— The 1964 Cannes Film Festival winners were… Best Actors Antal Pager, Drama of the Lark* Saro Urzi, Seduced and Abandoned* Best Actresses Anne Bancroft, The Pumpkin Eater* Barbara Barrie, One Potato, Two Potato* ————————————————————————————— The 1964 Venice Film Festival winners were: Best Actors Tom Courtenay, King & Country* Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Hamlet* Best Actresses Harriet Andersson, To Love* Abbey Lincoln, Nothing But a Man* ————————————————————————————————— The 1964 San Sebastian Film Festival winners were… Best Actors Richard Attenborough, Seance on a Wet Afternoon* Maurice Biraud, The Adventures of Salavin* Best Actress Ava Gardner, The Night of the Iguana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 O'Toole, Burton, Harris? Who was the best? You be the judge by viewing this clip from The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes... Classic stuff. I was always a huuuge fan of SCTV. They did some marvelous parodies of the movies, one of the most memorable for me towards the beginning of their television run, when they had John Candy (using Curly's voice) playing Ben Hur. Instead of finding his mother and sister in the Valley of the Lepers, they were in the Valley of the Leopards, complete with spots on their bodies and whiskers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Here are some performances from 1964 that will be recognized in subsequent years … Rod Steiger will win the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1966 for The Pawnbroker (1964). He will also be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar, nominated for the NY Film Critics Best Actor Award and the Golden Globe Best Actor Award in 1965. Rex Harrison will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1965 for My Fair Lady (1964). Lee Marvin will win the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1965 for both Cat Ballou (1965) and The Killers (1964). Jack Lemmon will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1965 for Good Neighbor Sam (1964). Innokently Smoktunovsky will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1965 for Hamlet (1964). Anthony Quinn will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1965 for Zorba the Greek (1964). Julie Andrews will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actress Award in 1965 for The Americanization of Emily (1964). Lila Kedrova will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actress Award in 1965 for Zorba the Greek (1964). Lilo Pulver was nominated in 1963 for the Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor Award for A Global Affair (1964). Sophia Loren will win the Best Actress Award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1965 for Marriage Italian Style (1964). Giovanna Ralli will win Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Film Journalists Best Actress Award in 1965 for The Escape/La Fuga (1964). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 1964 were … Best Actor Saro Urzi, Seduced and Abandoned Best Actress Claudia Cardinale, Bebo’s Girl Best Supporting Actor Leopoldo Treiste, Seduced and Abandoned Best Supporting Actress Tecia Scarano, Marriage Italian Style —————————————————————————————— Italy’s David di Donatello Awards for 1964 were … Best Actors Marcello Mastroianni, Marriage Italian Style* Vittorio Gassman, One Million Dollars* Best Foreign Actor Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady Best Actress Sophia Loren, Marriage Italian Style Best Foreign Actress Audrey Hepburn, My Fair Lady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards for 1964 were … Best Actor Jarl Kulle, Swedish Wedding Night Best Actress Eva Dahlbeck, The Cats (65) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Japan’s Blue Ribbon Awards for 1964 were … Best Actor Keiju Kobayashi, Could I But Live Best Actress Shima Iwashita, The Scarlet Camelia Best Supporting Actor Ko Nishimura, Intentions of Murder Best Supporting Actress Jitsuko Yoshimura, Onibaba ————————————————————————————— Japan’s Mainichi Awards for 1964 were … Best Actor Ko Nishimura, Intentions of Murder Best Actress Machiko Kyo, Sweet Sweat Best Supporting Actor Norihei Miki, Koge - Nibu: Mitsuma no Sho Best Supporting Actress Yuko Kusonoki, Intentions of Murder and Whirlpool of Women Notice one has Ko Nishimura as a lead and the other as support 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Here are the films from 1964 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. The Adventures of Salavin with Maurice Biraud Band of Outsiders with Anna Karina Bebo’s Girl with Claudia Cardinale Carry on Cleo with Charles Hawtrey Could I But Live with Keiji Kobayashi Dear Heart with Geraldine Page Drama of the Lark with Antal Pager The Escape/La Fuga with Giovanna Ralli Fantomas with Jean Marais and Mylene Demongeot Gate of Flesh with Yomiko Nogawa Girl With Green Eyes with Rita Tushingham A Global Affair with Lilo Pulver Intentions of Murder with Ko Nishimura and Yuko Kusonoki Koge - Nibu: Mitsuma no Sho with Norihei Miki Lady In a Cage with Olivia de Havilland and James Caan Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez with Louis de Funes, Michel Galabru, Genevieve Grad and Dominiqe Sauvage The Leather Boys with Dudley Sutton Life Upside Down with Charles Denner The Moon-Spinners with Hayley Mills Nothing But a Man with Abbey Lincoln One Million Dollars with Vittorio Gassman One Potato, Two Potato with Barbara Barrie The Scarlet Camelia with Shima Iwashita Seduced and Abandoned with Saro Urzi and Leopoldo Trieste Swedish Wedding Night with Jarl Kulle Sweet Sweat with Machiko Kyo To Love with Harriet Andersson What a Way to Go! with Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum and Margaret Dumont Whirlpool of Women with Yuko Kusonoki The Yellow Rolls Royce with Ingrid Bergman And I would like to see this again … Woman of Straw for Gina Lollobrigida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Band of Outsiders with Anna Karina Gate of Flesh with Yomiko Nogawa Lady In a Cage with Olivia de Havilland and James Caan What a Way to Go! with Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum and Margaret Dumont The Yellow Rolls Royce with Ingrid Bergman I have seen these, Bogie. Not a lot, to be sure. I wasn't crazy about What a Way to Go! and The Yellow Rolls-Royce. Lady In a Cage is a decent woman-in-peril thriller. The very young James Caan is a highlight. Band of Outsiders is Godard doing his Godard thing, so if you dig it, then you'll dig it. If not... My pick would be Gate of Flesh, a lurid, colorful, at times brutal story about destitute women forced into prostitution in post-WW2 Tokyo. It's directed by Seijun Suzuki, so if you've seen any of his films (Tokyo Drifter, Branded To Kill) you'll know his flashy, surreal style. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Here are the 1964 films I have not seen (****denotes films I have, but have not watched): The Adventures of Salavin Bebo's Girl Black God, White Devil The Carpetbaggers Carry On Cleo Charulata Circus World Could I but Live Dear Heart Diary of a Chambermaid Drama of the Lark The Escape The Fall of the Roman Empire Fantomas Flipper's New Adventure Gertrud**** The Girl with Green Eyes A Global Affair Hamlet The Incredible Mr. Limpet Intentions of Murder King and Country Kiss Me Stupid Koge - Nibu: Mitsuma no Sho Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez The Leather Boys Life Upside Down The Luck of Ginger Coffey Man's Favorite Sport? The Moon-Spinners Nothing But the Best One Million Dollars One Potato, Two Potato Paris When It Sizzles Red Desert The Scarlet Camelia Seduced and Abandoned Send Me No Flowers**** Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors The Soft Skin Swedish Wedding Night Sweet Sweat The Three Lives of Thomasina To Love Whirlpool of Women Woman of Straw**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Here are the 1964 films I have not seen (****denotes films I have, but have not watched): Black God, White Devil The Carpetbaggers Charulata Circus World Diary of a Chambermaid The Fall of the Roman Empire Gertrud**** Hamlet The Incredible Mr. Limpet King and Country Kiss Me Stupid The Luck of Ginger Coffey Man's Favorite Sport? Nothing But the Best Paris When It Sizzles Red Desert Send Me No Flowers**** Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors The Soft Skin The Three Lives of Thomasina Woman of Straw**** I've seen these above. The Russian Hamlet is an outstanding film. Great wide screen cinematography as one might expect. But my pick of the bunch would be this Canadian kitchen sink film ... It was produced by Budge Crawley, who did Amanita Pestilens (1963) and later won an Oscar for the documentary The Man Who Skied Down Everest. Many of the cast are from Britain but that fits with Brian Moore's story of immigrants in snowbound, Montreal. And there were plenty of them in the 50's and 60's. It's directed by Irvin Kershner of Empire Strikes Back fame and features a great performance by Robert Shaw and his wife, Mary Ure plus a colourful array of supporting players. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Before we hit 1965 I would like to mention that I am going with the October 1965 release date for The Shop on Main Street. It subsequently was in the Oscar competition for 1966. Chimes at Midnight is also 1965. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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