kingrat Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 The Girl with Green Eyes is a coming-of-age film which stars Rita Tushingham as the girl, Lynn Redgrave as her best friend, and Peter Finch as the married man she has an affair with. Follows fairly predictable lines, but worth seeing if you like the stars, and I do. Band of Outsiders is one of the more approachable Godards. Has more in common with Breathless than with the political Godards. The Soft Skin isn't one of Truffaut's best films, but still worth seeing. Neither wife, husband, nor mistress is particularly sympathetic, but that can work, too. The husband picks up a lovely stewardess (Francoise Dorleac) mainly because he can, and she goes to bed with him mostly because he's a minor celebrity, a prominent critic. This is more honest than many a romantic drama, but I have the uneasy feeling that Truffaut sees this as more of a serious love affair than I do. Life Upside Down is much better than either the Godard or the Truffaut from this year. Critics of the time welcomed Alain Jessua as a brilliant new talent. Charles Denner gives a great performance as a man who becomes disconnected from both his work life and his home life. Is he becoming a kind of Zen saint, or is he going mad? Jessua's next film is also brilliant (wait till 1967), and then something goes wrong and he only sporadically directs films, mostly SF or horror. King and Country is based on an anti-war play set in World War I, but obviously with an eye toward Vietnam as well. It's a bare-bones production, and there's some attempt at Brechtian alienation effects. Tom Courtenay as the soldier who refuses to fight and Dirk Bogarde as the lawyer who defends him are both top-notch, and the movie is strictly for their fans and for those who want to see all of Joseph Losey's films. Losey's approach is no more subtle than Stanley Kramer, and it's nowhere near the quality of Paths of Glory/ Nothing But the Best, on the other hand, is worth seeking out. Alan Bates plays a young man who wouldn't, as the saying goes, stop at murder in his climb toward the top. The upper crust is capably represented by Denholm Elliott. It was shown at a festival in San Francisco earlier this year, and a friend who saw it liked it as much as I did from a viewing on TV years ago. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Band of Outsiders is one of the more approachable Godards. Has more in common with Breathless than with the political Godards. You are correct with this assessment. I was a bit too glib, perhaps, with my previous comment on it, as I don't much care for Godard's oeuvre. Band of Outsiders was more accessible than many of his, and the performances were fine for what was required of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Lawrence, I don't care much for Godard's neck-up cinema either. I'd probably recommend Breathless, Band of Outsiders, and Contempt in that order for someone unfamiliar with Godard. After that they're on their own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 The Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) is based on a 1900 naturalist novel by Octave Mirabeau, but Luis Buñuel has moved it to the 1930s. In a traditional story a servant girl is always a supporting character, but here Céléstine (Jeanne Moreau), who has recently moved from Paris to the country, is the lead. She's a better and smarter person than her rich employers. The members of the bourgeoisie are portrayed as petty and hypocritical. Some of the characters sympathise with the rising fascism. The name of Jean Chiappe is shouted, a civil servant who banned one of Buñuel's films. The murder of the little girl happens off-screen. Instead we see a swine hunting a rabbit, a symbolic representation of what's happening. Lady in a Cage combines actors of two different generations and styles. Olivia de Havilland plays a disabled lady who gets stuck in her private elevator. James Caan is one of the young rascals who enter her house. The Troops of St. Tropez (Le Gendarme de St. Tropez) is the first of a series of six films with Louis de Funès as the touchy and narcissistic gendarme Ludovic Cruchot. These comedies used to be hugely popular in France and neighbouring countries. This first one focuses on Cruchot's daughter (Geneviève Grad), who hangs out with pleasure seekers, and on the fight against nudism. It's light entertainment, comparable to comedies with Bob Hope. It's best to watch this in French, because De Funès' fits of anger simply wouldn't work when dubbed. Paris When It Sizzles is a treat for film buffs with a sense of humor. William Holden plays a screenwriter with a writer's block and a deadline, Audrey Hepburn his assistant. It's a frame story, with each attempt at a script as one of the little stories. Film clichés are made fun of, and it taught me what "dissolve" means. The Yellow Rolls-Royce isn't a masterpiece, but it's original in the sense that the main character isn't a person but a car. It changes owners many times and gets involved in a succession of adventures. The owners are played by a list of famous actors. My favorite part is the one with Ingrid Bergman and Omar Sharif. It's fun to see two such great dramatic actors in a nonsense comedy like this. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 The Yellow Rolls-Royce isn't a masterpiece, but it's original in the sense that the main character isn't a person but a car. It changes owners many times and gets involved in a succession of adventures. The owners are played by a list of famous actors. My favorite part is the one with Ingrid Bergman and Omar Sharif. It's fun to see two such great dramatic actors in a nonsense comedy like this. Very entertaining film. I remember as a kid being taken to the automobile show at the Coliseum on Columbus Circle. The Yellow Rolls Royce was on display. Beautiful car, very impressive for a kid who had just seen the movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 **Announcement** One year from now we should be finishing 2016! Hopefully we will all remain in good health and will still find this thread of some interest. When we wrap 2016, we will do the best of the decade thus far, 2010-2016. After that, I will do a recap of our best of the decade polls from the 1930’s through the 2010’s. Then it will be time for the Best of all time poll in each of the five categories. By all-time I mean performances from theatrical films released between 1930 and 2016. I will ask everyone to list 12 performances in each category and rank them 1 through 12. While the best of the decade recap may be informative some may choose all 12 of their performances from one decade - who knows. I mention this now so we can all start thinking of our 12 favourite performances in each category and to rank them. If we get enough participants I may then do a little scientific figuring of the ranks to see what the consensus vote is. And of course this poll will be open to everyone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 The Renoir and Bunuel versions of Diary of a Chambermaid are quite different in tone. The Renoir is almost like Soap or Desperate Housewives, and I think it works well on those terms. The Bunuel is much more serious, a (to my taste) much too solemn denunciation of the aristocracy. Jeanne Moreau is more elegant than all the aristocrats, which is something of a problem in terms of credibility. She seems more like a movie star researching the role of a chambermaid than an actual chambermaid. Some people like the Bunuel more than I do, and like the Renoir less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 The Renoir and Bunuel versions of Diary of a Chambermaid are quite different in tone. The Renoir is almost like Soap or Desperate Housewives, and I think it works well on those terms. The Bunuel is much more serious, a (to my taste) much too solemn denunciation of the aristocracy. Jeanne Moreau is more elegant than all the aristocrats, which is something of a problem in terms of credibility. She seems more like a movie star researching the role of a chambermaid than an actual chambermaid. Some people like the Bunuel more than I do, and like the Renoir less. I haven't seen the Renoir version, but I can accept the situation that a servant is more cultivated than her employers. She mentions that she comes from Paris and has eaten caviar. Maybe she had bad luck and had to become a servant because of financial problems. Her employers look like remnants of a bygone era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1964 - Just a handful, but it's a pretty entertaining bunch, I'd say. ActorSterling Hayden - Dr. Strangelove***** [i can't think of him as anything else than a lead] Richard Attenborough - Guns at Batasi Victor Buono - The Strangler Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove Katsuo Nakamura - Kwaidan ("Hoichi the Earless") Topol - Sallah ActressNobuko Otowa - Onibaba*** Melina Mercouri - T opkapi Bette Davis - Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Kyoko Kishida - Woman in the Dunes Sophia Loren - Marriage Italian Style Supporting Actor George C. Scott - Dr. Strangelove*** Peter Sellers - A Carol for An other Christmas (TVM) Herbert Lom - A Shot in the DarkAkim Tamiroff - Topkapi Slim Pickens - Dr. StrangeloveKei Sato - Onibaba Isamu Nagato - Three Outlaw Samurai Supporting Actress Agnes Moorehead - Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte*** Lila Kedrova - Zorba the Greek 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 There's a few more to add to my unseen list: Guns at Batasi Sallah Three Outlaw Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Leading vs. Supporting Categories in 1965 … I think Frank Finlay rightfully belongs in the lead actor category for Othello. I believe Kingrat and Swithin pointed out that Iago actually has more lines than does Othello. Maggie Smith is supporting as Desdemona. Some others as I see it: James Fox and George Segal are co-leads in King Rat. Claire Bloom is supporting for The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. Barbara Harris is supporting for A Thousand Clowns. James Stewart and Richard Attenborough are leads in The Flight of the Phoenix. Orson Welles and Keith Baxter are leads in Chimes at Midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 It’s time for 1965. We will be on 1965 for one week so plenty of time for everyone to respond. Here are Oscar’s choices for 1965. Winners in bold. Best Actor Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou* Richard Burton, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold Laurence Olivier, Othello Rod Steiger, The Pawnbroker (64) Oskar Werner, Ship of Fools Best Actress Julie Christie, Darling* Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music Samantha Eggar, The Collector Elizabeth Hartman, A Patch of Blue Simone Signoret, Ship of Fools Best Supporting Actor Martin Balsam, A Thousand Clowns* Ian Bannen, Flight of the Phoenix Tom Courtenay, Doctor Zhivago Michael Dunn, Ship of Fools Frank Finlay, Othello Best Supporting Actress Shelley Winters, A Patch of Blue* Ruth Gordon, Inside Daisy Clover Joyce Redman, Othello Maggie Smith, Othello Peggy Wood, The Sound of Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Here are my choices of the 97 films I've seen from 1965 for… Best Supporting Actress of 1965 1. CLAIRE BLOOM (Nan Perry), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold 2. YVONNE FURNEAUX (Helene “Helen” Ledoux), Repulsion 3. JOYCE REDMAN (Emilia), Othello 4. BARBARA HARRIS (Dr. Sandra “Sandy” Markowitz), A Thousand Clowns 5. ANN-MARGRET (Melba), The Cincinnati Kid 6. RUTH GORDON (Mrs. Lucile Clover/"the Dealer"/"Old Chap"), Inside Daisy Clover 7. JOAN BLONDELL ("Lady Fingers"), The Cincinnati Kid 8. MAGGIE SMITH (Desdemona), Othello 9. BARBARA NICHOLS (Sadie Blodgett), The Loved One 10. MAGGIE SMITH (Nora), Young Cassidy and ... ELEANOR BRON (Ahme), Help! TUESDAY WELD (Christian Rudd/"Christie"), The Cincinnati Kid MARGARET RUTHERFORD (Mistress/Hostess Quickly), Chimes at Midnight GERALDINE CHAPLIN (Antonina “Tonya” Alexandrovna Gromeka Zhivago), Doctor Zhivago AYLLENE GIBBONS (Mrs. Joyboy), The Loved One 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Here are my choices of the 97 films I've seen from 1965 for… Best Supporting Actor of 1965 1. ROD STEIGER (Mr. Lafayette “Laff” Joyboy), The Loved One 2. HARRY ANDREWS (Regimental Sgt. Major Wilson), The Hill 3. OSSIE DAVIS (Pvt. Jacko King/”1036”), The Hill 4. TOM COURTENAY (Lt. Robin Grey, Royal Tank Corp.), King Rat 5. HARDY KRUGER (Heinrich Dorfmann), The Flight of the Phoenix 6. ROY KINNEAR (Pvt. Monty Bartlett/”824”), The Hill 7. IAN BANNEN (Staff Sergeant Charlie Harris), The Hill 8. JOHN GIELGUD (King Henry IV/Bolingbroke), Chimes at Midnight 9. OSKAR WERNER (Fiedler), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold 10. IAN HENDRY (Staff Sergeant Williams), The Hill and... EDWARD G. ROBINSON (Lancey “the Man” Howard), The Cincinnati Kid ROD STEIGER (Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky), Doctor Zhivago WILLIAM DANIELS (Albert Amundsen), A Thousand Clowns MARTIN BALSAM (Arnold Burns), A Thousand Clowns IAN BANNEN (“Ratbags” Crow), The Flight of the Phoenix LEO MCKERN (Clang), Help! MICHAEL DUNN (Carl Glocken), Ship of Fools TOM COURTENAY (Pavel ‘Pasha’ Pavlovich Antipov/”Streinikov”), Doctor Zhivago PATRICK O’NEAL (Sgt. Max), King Rat DENHOLM ELLIOT (Lieutenant Colonel G.D. Larkin), King Rat ADOLFO CELI (Emilio Largo/"Number Two"), Thunderball JACK WATSON (Pvt. Jock McGrath), The Hill KARL MALDEN ("Shooter"), The Cincinnati Kid GENE SAKS (Leo Herman/”Chuckles the Chipmunk”), A Thousand Clowns MICHAEL REDGRAVE (Medical Officer “M.O.”), The Hill LIBERACE (Mr. Starker), The Loved One HANS CHRISTIAN BLECH (Conrad), Battle of the Bulge JOHN MARLEY (Frankie Ballou), Cat Ballou JOHN GIELGUD (Sir Francis Hinsley), The Loved One GERALD SIM (Lieutenant Colonel Jones), King Rat PETER FINCH (Capt. Harris), The Flight of the Phoenix 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1965 BEST ACTOR Lee Marvin Cat Ballou**** Sean Connery The Hill Richard Burton The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Toshiro Mifune Red Beard Jason Robards A Thousand Clowns Frank Finlay Othello Laurence Olivier Othello Terence Stamp The Collector James Fox King Rat Josef Kroner The Shop On Main Street Cornel Wilde The Naked Prey Lou Castel Fists In the Pocket George Segal King Rat Mikijiro Hiro Sword of the Beast James Stewart Flight of the Phoenix BEST ACTRESS Catherine Deneuve Repulsion**** Ida Kaminska The Shop On Main Street Julie Christie Darling Giulietta Masina Juliet of the Spirits Jane Fonda Cat Ballou Tura Satana Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Barbara Steele Nightmare Castle Hana Brejchova Loves of a Blonde BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Ossie Davis The Hill**** Tom Courtenay King Rat Rod Steiger The Loved One Tom Courtenay Dr. Zhivago John Mills King Rat Noel Coward Bunny Lake Is Missing Stuart Lancaster Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Claire Bloom The Spy Who Came In from the Cold**** Maggie Smith Othello Luciana Paluzzi Thunderball Joan Blondell The Cincinnati Kid Joyce Redman Othello Geraldine Chaplin Dr. Zhivago Valentina Cortese Juliet of the Spirits BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Barry Gordon A Thousand Clowns**** 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1965- I apparently haven't seen many films from this year... Winner in BOLD BEST FILM Beach Blanket Bingo Cat Ballou Dear Brigitte Inside Daisy Clover The Sound of Music That Darn Cat! The Cincinnati Kid BEST ACTOR Frankie Avalon, Beach Blanket Bingo Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou James Stewart, Dear Brigitte Tony Curtis, The Great Race Christopher Plummer, The Sound of Music "Darn Cat," That Darn Cat! Dean Martin, Marriage on the Rocks Steve McQueen, The Cincinnati Kid BEST ACTRESS Annette Funicello, Beach Blanket Bingo Jane Fonda, Cat Ballou Natalie Wood, The Great Race Natalie Wood, Inside Daisy Clover Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music Hayley Mills, That Darn Cat! Deborah Kerr, Marriage on the Rocks BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Paul Lynde, Beach Blanket Bingo Nat King Cole, Cat Ballou Billy Mumy, Dear Brigitte Robert Redford, Inside Daisy Clover Cesar Romero, Marriage on the Rocks Edward G. Robinson, The Cincinnati Kid BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Eleanor Parker, The Sound of Music Charmian Carr, The Sound of Music Ann-Margret, The Cincinnati Kid Joan Blondell, The Cincinnati Kid Brigitte Bardot, Dear Brigitte Vivian Vance, The Great Race Specialty categories coming soon... (I'm trying to make breakfast!) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1965 Favorites (I'm not a big fan of The Sound of Music film. I'll stick with the Mary Martin original Broadway cast album.) Best Actor Claudio Brook (Simon of the Desert) Richard Burton (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold) Michael Crawford (The Knack) Oskar Werner (Ship of Fools) Best Actress Jane Fonda (Cat Ballou) Elizabeth Hartman (A Patch of Blue) Ida Kaminska (The Shop on Main Street) Simone Signoret (Ship of Fools) Ingrid Thulin (Return from the Ashes) Best Supporting Actor Michael Dunn (Ship of Fools) Paul Ford (Never Too Late) Dwayne Hickman (Cat Ballou) Liberace (The Loved One) Rod Steiger (The Loved One) Best Supporting Actress Aylene Gibbons (The Loved One) Ruth Gordon (Inside Daisy Clover) Maureen O’Sullivan (Never Too Late) Maggie Smith (Young Cassidy) Shelley Winters (A Patch of Blue) Best Musical Scenes “Cat Ballou” sung by Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole (Cat Ballou) “I’m Old and Gray” sung by Dorothy Claire, Stubby Kaye, Nat King Cole (Cat Ballou) “Mama’s Little Joyboy” sung by Rod Steiger (The Loved One) Best Line “Not merely waterproof, nor moisture proof,... but dampness proof." (Liberace in The Loved One, selling Robert Morse a casket) "Nineteenth Century Science, Stone-Age Atmosphere... Hey Man, Passion!" (Reginald Denny in Cat Ballou) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 If 1962 is my favourite film year of the '60s, 1965 is one of my least favourites. My picks for the year: BEST ACTOR Richard Burton, SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD Sean Connery, THE HILL Oscar Werner, SHIP OF FOOLS Lee Marvin, CAT BALLOU Richard Widmark, BEDFORD INCIDENT Honourable Mention: James Stewart in Flight of the Phoenix, Michael Caine in The Ipcress File, Yul Brynner in Morituri, Marlon Brando in Morituri, Cornel Wilde in The Naked Prey, Terence Stamp in The Collector. BEST ACTRESS Julie Christie, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Vivien Leigh, SHIP OF FOOLS Samantha Eggar, THE COLLECTOR Jane Fonda, CAT BALLOU BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Rod Steiger, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Oscar Werner, SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD Ossie Davis, THE HILL Edward G. Robinson, CINCINNATI KID Peter Falk, GREAT RACE Honourable Mention: Harry Andrews in The Hill, Ralph Richardson in Doctor Zhivago, Hardy Krueger in Flight of the Phoenix, Ian Bannen in The Hill, Ian Hendry in The Hill. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Claire Bloom, SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD Joan Blondell, CINCINNATI KID Geraldine Chaplin, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 ActorJean-Paul Belmondo, Pierrot le FouOrson Welles, Chimes at Midnight1964 movie nominated in 1965 Rod Steiger, The PawnbrokerJames Stewart, The Flight of the PhoenixRichard Burton, The Spy Who Came in From the ColdSubstitute for SteigerChristopher Plummer, The Sound of MusicRunner-ups: Soumita Chatterjee (Charulata), Zackaria Hashemi (The Brick and the Mirror), Sean Connery (The Hill), Michael Caine (The Ipcress File), Jean-Claude Druot (Le Bonheur), Omar Shariff (Doctor Zhivago), Steve McQueen (The Cincinnati Kid), Terrence Stamp (The Collector), Peter O'Toole (Lord Jim), Eddie Constantine (Alphaville), Zbigniew Cybulski (The Saragossa Manuscript), Laurence Olivier (Bunny Lake is Missing), Marino Mase (Fists in the Pocket), Toshiro Mifune (Red Beard)ActressMadhabi Mukherjee, CharulataCatherine Deneuve, RepulsionJulie Andrews, The Sound of MusicAnna Karina, Pierrot le FouJulie Christie, Doctor Zhivago Runner-ups: Madhabi Mukherjee (Subarnarekha), Giulietta Massina (Juliet of the Spirits), Claire Drouot (Le Bonheur), Hanna Brejchova (The Loves of a Blonde), Samantha Eggar (The Collector), Tura Satana (Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), Rita Tushingham (The Knack...and How to Get it), Hayley Mills (That Darn Cat!), Claudia Cardinale (Sandra/Of a Thousand Delights) Supporting ActorLeo McKern, Help!Hardy Kruger, The Flight of the PhoenixAlec Guiness, Doctor ZhivagoRod Steiger, Doctor Zhivago, The Loved OneJames Mason, Lord JimRunner-ups: Sailen Mukherjee (Charulata), Tom Coutenay (Doctor Zhivago), Victor Spinetti (Help!), Liberace (The Loved One), Richard Attenborough (The Flight of the Phoenix), Peter Finch (The Flight of the Phoenix), Lee van Cleef (For a few Dollars More), Ossie Davis (The Hill), Edward G. Robinson (The Cincinnati Kid), Patrick Cargill (Help!) Gian Maria Volonte (For a few Dollars More), Ralph Richardson (Doctor Zhivago), Ronald Fraser (The Flight of the Phoenix), John Gielgud (Chimes at Midnight), Richard Haydn (The Sound of Music)Supporting ActressGitali Roy, CharulataTaji Ahmadi, The Brick and the MirrorMarie-France Boyer, Le BonheurClaire Bloom, The Spy who Came in From the ColdPeggy Wood, The Sound of MusicRunner-ups: Eleanor Bron (Help!), Geraldine Chaplin (Doctor Zhivago), Sophia Loren (Operation Crossbow), Yvonne Furneaux (Repulsion), Kym Karath (The Sound of Music), Rita Tushingham (Doctor Zhivago), Charmian Carr (The Sound of Music), Jeanne Moreau (Chimes at Midnight)Not seen: A Thousand Clowns, Othello (thanks a lot TCM Canada), A Patch of Blue, Inside Daisy Clover ----For the first time, an Iranian movie gets an oscar acting nomination. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 ACTOR: 1. Omar Sharif - Doctor Zhivago 2. Richard Burton - The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 3. Bourvil - The Sucker 4. Jean-Paul Belmondo - Pierrot le Fou 5. Christopher Plummer - The Sound of Music 6. Laurence Olivier - Othello 7. John Neville - A Study in Terror 8. Jack Lemmon - How to Murder Your Wife 9. Bourvil - La Grosse Caisse 10. Tony Curtis - Boeing Boeing ACTRESS: 1. Catherine Deneuve - Repulsion 2. Julie Christie - Doctor Zhivago3. Giulietta Masina - Juliet of the Spirits 4. Julie Andrews - The Sound of Music 5. Julie Christie - Darling 6. Anna Karina - Pierrot le Fou7. Vivien Leigh - Ship of Fools8. Sarah Miles - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 9. Sophia Loren - Operation Crossbow 10. Natalie Wood - The Great Race SUPPORTING ACTOR: 1. Rod Steiger - Doctor Zhivago 2. Tom Courtenay - Doctor Zhivago 3. Richard Haydn - The Sound of Music 4. Terry-Thomas - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines5. Alec Guinness - Doctor Zhivago6. Peter Falk - The Great Race7. José Ferrer - Ship of Fools8. Derek Jacobi - Othello SUPPORTING ACTRESS: 1. Geraldine Chaplin - Doctor Zhivago 2. Sandra Milo - Juliet of the Spirits 3. Claire Bloom - The Spy Who Came In from the Cold4. Elizabeth Ashley - Ship of Fools5. Maggie Smith - Othello6. Charmian Carr - The Sound of Music7. Thelma Ritter - Boeing Boeing 8. Claudine Auger - Thunderball JUVENILE PERFORMANCE: 1. Angela Cartwright - The Sound of Music 2. Tarek Sharif - Doctor Zhivago 3. Kym Karath - The Sound of Music BEST ANIMAL PERFORMANCE: Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion BEST EXTRA: Ingrid Pitt - five different roles in Doctor Zhivago BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Phyllis Dalton - Doctor Zhivago BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Maurice Jarre - Doctor Zhivago BEST ORIGINAL SONG: What's New Pussycat (Tom Jones in What's New Pussycat) BEST NON-ORIGINAL SONG: My Favorite Things (Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music)BEST QUOTES: 1. "I like rich people. I like the way they live. I like the way I live when I'm with them." (The Sound of Music) 2. "O, beware, my Lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on." (Othello)3. "The private life is dead." (Doctor Zhivago) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 1965 was a great year for lead actors. As I noted in the Top Ten Films thread, this is the last year when black-and-white films dominate the best film lists. That won't happen again, although my two favorite American films from 1966 are both in black and white. After 1966 the Oscars discontinued the awards for B&W cinematography and B&W art direction. I'll agree to move Claire Bloom to the supporting category, but must regard Desdemona as a leading role. All the great actresses would think so, too. The lead actress category is weak. The year has a distinct "British invasion" flavor. Best Actor of 1965: James Fox, KING RAT**** George Segal, KING RAT Dirk Bogarde, DARLING Richard Burton, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD Terence Stamp, THE COLLECTOR Frank Finlay, OTHELLO Honorable mention: Keith Baxter, CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT; Laurence Olivier, OTHELLO; Gregory Peck, MIRAGE; Sidney Poitier, A PATCH OF BLUE; Oskar Werner, SHIP OF FOOLS Best Actress of 1965: Elizabeth Hartman, A PATCH OF BLUE**** Maggie Smith, OTHELLO Julie Christie, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Ingrid Thulin, RETURN FROM THE ASHES Simone Signoret, SHIP OF FOOLS Honorable mention: Diane Baker, MIRAGE; Julie Christie, DARLING Best Supporting Actor of 1965: Harry Andrews, THE HILL**** Ossie Davis, THE HILL Tom Courtenay, KING RAT Hardy Kruger, THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX Walter Matthau, MIRAGE Honorable mention: Michael Dunn, SHIP OF FOOLS; Wallace Ford, A PATCH OF BLUE; John Gielgud, CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT; Edward G. Robinson, THE CINCINNATI KID; Oskar Werner, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD Best Supporting Actress of 1965: Claire Bloom, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD**** Martita Hunt, BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING Maggie Smith, YOUNG CASSIDY Flora Robson, YOUNG CASSIDY Margaret Rutherford, CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT Honorable mention: Joan Blondell, THE CINCINNATI KID; Viveca Lindfors, BRAINSTORM 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 ACTOR: 3. Bourvil - The Sucker 9. Bourvil - La Grosse Caisse BEST EXTRA: Ingrid Pitt - five different roles in Doctor Zhivago BEST ORIGINAL SONG: What's New Pussycat (Tom Jones in What's New Pussycat) Cora, a few comments: I need to familiarize myself with Bourvil's work. I haven't heard of either film you listed, and I believe you may have listed him in the past, iirc. I didn't know that about Ingrid Pitt. I naturally know her from her later vampire roles, and am a fan, so I'll have to seek her out next time I watch Zhivago! And I love that you picked that Tom Jones song, one of two greats he had in films that year, along with "Thunderball". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 The New York Film Critics Circle Awards for 1965 were: Best Actor Oskar Werner, Ship of Fools* Rod Steiger, The Pawnbroker (64) Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou Best Actress Julie Christie, Darling* Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music Catherine Deneuve, Repulsion ————————————————————————————————— The National Board of Review Awards for 1965 were… Best Actor Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou and Ship of Fools* Best Actress Julie Christie, Darling and Doctor Zhivago* Best Supporting Actor Harry Andrews, The Agony and the Ecstasy and The Hill* Best Supporting Actress Joan Blondell, The Cincinnati Kid* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 The Great Race is a long, uneven parody that works only fitfully for me. Jack Lemmon drives me crazy with his over-the-top ham as Professor Fate. On the positive side, however, Natalie Wood never looked lovelier, and the Prisoner of Zenda saber duel between Tony Curtis and Ross Martin (in which neither actor looks doubled) is beautifully choreographed. But my favourite performance in the film is the only one that I nominated, Peter Falk as the Professor's dim witted but eager assistant in crime. Here's a brief "Hey Professor" tribute to that performance: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Here are my choices of the 97 films I've seen from 1965 for… Best Actress of 1965 1. JULIE CHRISTIE (Diana Scott), Darling 2. JULIE CHRISTIE (Larissa ‘Lara’ Fyodorovna Guishar Antipova), Doctor Zhivago 3. SAMANTHA EGGAR (Miranda Grey), The Collector 4. SIMONE SIGNORET (La Condesa), Ship of Fools 5. IDA KAMINSKA (Rozalie Lautmann), The Shop on Main Street 6. BETTE DAVIS ("Nanny"), The Nanny 7. JULIE ANDREWS (Maria von Trapp), The Sound of Music 8. ELIZABETH HARTMAN (Selina D’Arcey), A Patch of Blue 9. ANJANETTE COMER (Aimee Thanatogenos), The Loved One 10. JANE FONDA (Catherine "Cat" Ballou), Cat Ballou and... TALLULAH BANKHEAD (Mrs. Trefoile), Die! Die! My Darling! CAROL LYNLEY (Anne Lake), Bunny Lake Is Missing ANNE BANCROFT (Inga Dyson), The Slender Thread STEPHANIE POWERS (Patricia Carroll), Die! Die! My Darling! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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