kingrat Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Not surprisingly, Joseph L. Mankiewicz wanted the best actor awards to go to either Laurence Olivier or Michael Caine in Sleuth. About Pacino's win from the National Society of Film Critics, Mankiewicz groused that Pacino didn't do anything that Julie Garfield (Julius Garfinkel, better known as John Garfield) hadn't done a dozen times in similar roles. I like Pacino's performance, but Mankiewicz does have a point. I love LawrenceA's suggestion that had Garfield lived, he would have been the right age to play Don Corleone. The real controversy this year came from the New York Film Critics Society, which changed rules in mid-vote. I'll wait for Bogie to post those results to elaborate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The National Society of Film Critics Awards for 1972 were … Best Actress Cicely Tyson, Sounder* Harriet Andersson, Cries and Whispers Bulle Ogier, La Salamandre (71) and L’Amour Fou (69) Janet Suzman, A Day In the Death of Joe Egg Liza Minnelli, Cabaret What? They nominated Bulle Ogier for two other movies, but not for her brilliant role in the movie about the feathers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Forgive me for being late with this. My basement flooded this weekend (about 1 ft) and I'm in the middle of trying to get it cleaned out and get insurance to cover our losses. Our entire basement floor has to be torn out as does the bottom half of the walls. All the doors are being taken out, the carpet on my stairs and the contents of my bathroom. My basement flooded due to the perfect storm of a malfunctioning sewer line that was buried under a concrete slab, a failed sump pump and heavy rains. Pretty much everything the water touched has to be claimed as the water was contaminated. The flood wiped out the bottom shelves of mine and my husband's movie/video game library and destroyed his small amp, large bass amp, his bass guitar effects pedal and 3 of his guitars. Surprisingly my high school clarinet case is airtight, no water got inside--good thing, it is a wooden clarinet. ::Sigh:: Sorry to go off in this thread randomly, but this is probably one of the most stressful situations I've ever been in. Right now, I have to document all my damaged DVDs. 1972 BEST PICTURE Caberet The Candidate The Godfather The Poseidon Adventure BEST ACTOR Robert Redford, The Candidate Marlon Brando, The Godfather Gene Hackman, The Poseidon Adventure BEST ACTRESS Liza Minnelli, Caberet BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Joel Grey, Caberet Don Porter, The Candidate Melvyn Douglas, The Candidate Al Pacino, The Godfather James Caan, The Godfather Robert Duvall, The Godfather BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Shelley Winters, The Poseidon Adventure 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Speedracer, I'm sure that I speak for everyone when saying that I am very sorry to hear about the flood in your home and hope that it can be resolved as quickly as possible. kingrat, regarding the NY Films Critics awards for 1972 - I posted the results about 24 hours ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 The BAFTA winners for 1972 were …. Best Actor Gene Hackman, The French Connection (71) and The Poseidon Adventure* George C. Scott, The Hospital (71) and They Might Be Giants (71) Marlon Brando, The Godfather and The Nightcomers (71) Robert Shaw, Young Winston Best Actress Liza Minnelli, Cabaret* Stephane Audran, Le Boucher (70) Dorothy Tutin, Savage Messiah Anne Bancroft, Young Winston Best Supporting Actor Ben Johnson, The Last Picture Show* (71) Max Adrian, The Boy Friend Robert Duvall, The Godfather Ralph Richardson, Lady Caroline Lamb Best Supporting Actress Cloris Leachman, The Last Picture Show* (71) Marisa Berenson, Cabaret Eileen Brennan, The Last Picture Show (71) Shelley Winters, Poseidon Adventure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Speedracer, I'm sorry you have to go through your own little Poseidon Adventure. I hope the damage stays somewhat limited. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Here are Danny Peary’s Alternate Oscar choices for 1972. Winners in bold. Best Actor Woody Allen, Play It Again, Sam* Robert Duvall, Tomorrow Stacy Keach, Fat City Peter O’Toole, The Ruling Class Al Pacino, The Godfather Jon Voight, Deliverance Best Actress Liza Minnelli, Cabaret* Shirley MacLaine, The Possession of Joel Delaney Barbra Streisand, What’s Up, Doc? And here are Michael Gerbert’s Golden Armchair choices for 1972: Best Actor Al Pacino, The Godfather* Best Actress Liza Minnelli, Cabaret* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 According to Wiki, the vote of the New York Film Critics for best actor had Stacy Keach as the winner, according to the then-current rules. However, apparently because the plurality was not large, the rules were changed in midstream. Neither Stacy Keach nor Marlon Brando could win a majority, and the compromise choice was Laurence Olivier in Sleuth, which must have pleased Joseph L. Mankiewicz, at least. But according to the rules going in, Stacy Keach wuz robbed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 The Golden Globe Awards for 1972 were … Best Actor in a Drama Marlon Brando, The Godfather* (refused) Michael Caine, Sleuth Laurence Olivier, Sleuth Al Pacino, The Godfather Jon Voight, Deliverance Best Actress in a Drama Liv Ullmann, The Emigrants* (71) Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues Cicely Tyson, Sounder Trish Van Devere, One Is a Lonely Number Tuesday Weld, Play It As It Lays Joanne Woodward, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-the-Moon Marigolds Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Jack Lemmon, Avanti!* Edward Albert, Butterflies Are Free Charles Grodin, The Heartbreak Kid Walter Matthau, Pete ’n’ Tillie Peter O’Toole, Man of La Mancha Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Liza Minnelli, Cabaret* Carol Burnett, Pete 'n' Tillie Goldie Hawn, Butterflies Are Free Juliet Mills, Avanti! Maggie Smith, Travels With My Aunt Best Supporting Actor Joel Grey, Cabaret* James Caan, The Godfather James Coco, Man of La Mancha Alec McCowen, Travels With My Aunt Clive Revill, Avanti! Best Supporting Actresses Shelley Winters, The Poseidon Adventure* Marisa Berenson, Cabaret Jeannie Berlin, The Heartbreak Kid Helena Kalianiotes, Kansas City Bomber Geraldine Page, Pete ’n’ Tillie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 The 1972 Berlin International Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Alberto Sordi, In Prison Awaiting Trial (71) Best Actress Elizabeth Taylor, Hammersmith Is Out —————————————————————————————— The 1972 Cannes Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Jean Yanne, We Won’t Grow Old Together Best Actress Susannah York, Images 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Both Lawrence and I picked Marlon Brando to do the double in 1972. Best Actor with Last Tango In Paris and Best Supporting Actor with The Godfather. In my estimation Brando also achieved something very rare in that both of these performances extended their iconic status well beyond the screen. Last Tango became infamous in 1972 for its candid depiction of casual sex. The Godfather soon was the subject of countless imitations and parodies. You know you have a hit when your film inspires every other television commercial. The Godfather had about as much mass media impact as 2001 A Space Odyssey. I caught the most recent digital restoration of The Godfather at Toronto's Lightbox a few years ago. Some may have found Brando's Vito Corleone too mannered but not I. For me it was just as revelatory and bold as Tango. I was most impressed how Brando played the character pre and post assassination attempt. He is a very different man after he comes out of the hospital. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 The 1972 San Sebastian Film Festival winners were… Best Actors Fernando Rey, La Duda/Doubt Haim Topol, Follow Me! Best Actress Mia Farrow, Follow Me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Here are some performances from 1972 that will be recognized in subsequent years … Marlon Brando will win the New York Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics Best Actor Awards in 1973 for Last Tango In Paris (1972). He will also be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar and the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1973. Liv Ullmann will win the National Board of Review and National Society of Film Critics Best Actress Award in 1973 for The New Land (1972). Maria Schneider will be nominated for the National Society of Film Critics Best Actress Award in 1973 for Last Tango In Paris (1972). Walter Matthau will win the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1973 for Charley Varrick (1973) and Pete n Tillie (1972). Laurence Oliver will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actor Award in 1973 for Sleuth (1972). Stephane Audran will win the BAFTA Best Actress Award in 1973 for Just Before Nightfall (1971) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972). Diana Ross will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Actress Award in 1973 for Lady Sings the Blues (1972). Ingrid Thulin will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress Award in 1973 for Cries and Whispers (1972). Joanne Woodward will win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1973 for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972). Ramaz Chikhikvadze will win the Best Actor Award at the 1973 Moscow International Film Festival for The Saplings (1972). Giancarlo Giannini won the David di Donatello Best Actor Award in 71/72 for The Seduction of Mimi (1972). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 1972 were … Best Actor Giancarlo Giannini, The Seduction of Mimi Best Actress Mariangela Melato, The Seduction of Mimi Best Supporting Actor Mario Carotenuto, The Scopone Game Best Supporting Actresses Lea Massari, La Prima Notte di Quiete —————————————————————————————— Italy’s 71/72 David di Donatello Awards for included … Best Actor Giancarlo Giannini, The Seduction of Mimi* (72) Italy’s 72/73 David di Donatello Awards for 1972 were … Best Actor Alberto Sordi, The Scopone Game Best Foreign Actors Laurence Olivier, Sleuth* Yves Montand, Cesar & Rosalie* Best Actresses Florinda Bolkan, Dear Parents* (73) Silvana Mangano, The Scopone Game* Best Foreign Actress Liza Minnelli, Cabaret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlewis Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 The Golden Globe Awards for 1972 were … Best Actress in a DramaLiv Ullmann, The Emigrants* (71) Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues Cicely Tyson, Sounder Trish Van Devere, One Is a Lonely Number Tuesday Weld, Play It As It Lays Joanne Woodward, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-the-Moon Marigolds Sounder was a great acting vehicle for its stars, if a bit TOO traditional. Unfortunately the "all black" films of the period were either historicals like this one or "blackploitation" shoot 'em ups. Hollywood hadn't made up its mind as to how to present the races equally. Most of the great acting work backed by "colorblind" producers and directors were in the field of 16mm educationals aimed at schools and the TV movie. The Learning Corporation of America put out some great stuff throughout the seventies that tried to balance the races in leading parts. I do feel that Diana Ross is vastly under-rated as an actress simply because she was a Motown singer and Motown co-produced her one critical success. Both Lawrence and I picked Marlon Brando to do the double in 1972. Best Actor with Last Tango In Paris and Best Supporting Actor with The Godfather. In my estimation Brando also achieved something very rare in that both of these performances extended their iconic status well beyond the screen. Last Tango became infamous in 1972 for its candid depiction of casual sex. The Godfather soon was the subject of countless imitations and parodies. You know you have a hit when your film inspires every other television commercial. The Godfather had about as much mass media impact as 2001 A Space Odyssey.I caught the most recent digital restoration of The Godfather at Toronto's Lightbox a few years ago. Some may have found Brando's Vito Corleone too mannered but not I. For me it was just as revelatory and bold as Tango. I was most impressed how Brando played the character pre and post assassination attempt. He is a very different man after he comes out of the hospital. I tend to view 1972 as officially the last year of the sixties and the first year of the seventies, since so many of the '70-71 releases were essentially started-in-the-sixties (at least in screenplay form). One curious side note that I ridiculously referenced in the Year In Hollywood thread was the release of the very artsy (a.k.a. soft focus, double exposures, symbolism) homosexual Boys In The Sand in December 1971 and the less artsy (a.k.a. too much camera focus on body parts and lots of earthy low-brow comedy) heterosexual Deep Throat the following June, both launching the "Golden Age of Porn". Although nobody took the performers in those films seriously, actors and actresses were now forced to "bare all", not just in method acting but also physically. Brando covered both in The Last Tango In Paris. Next year, for example, we will be seeing quite a bit more of Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, although we already had Midnight Cowboy and Women In Love to help soften this road a few years back. Yet what Brando was doing at this time was simply morphing into his character and any nudity was just a part of The Performance rather than just The Gimmick to earn the X-rating notoriety. Probably my favorite film of 1972 had all of the performers restricted to the soundtrack only. Fritz The Cat is definitely unique in the way it trashes Disney and all of the familiar "funny animals" we have come to love in the Looney Tunes, earning an X-rating in the process. (Later Ralph Bakshi productions were more derivative and predictable.) Even though the animation is sometimes crude, the dialogue is hilarious and reflective of the times. The term "Me Decade" wasn't coined until 1976 but the lead character voiced by Skip Hinnant (who later voiced the cuddily Easter Bunny in a Rankin-Bass TV puppetoon as well) is All About Meeeeee in his enjoyment of all of the freedoms that the new decade had to offer (even if the film is "technically" a parody of the sixties revolution). I sometimes wonder if we need to add a separate category for UNSEEN Performances since a film like this benefits from veterans of both Old Time Radio and animated character voice work. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards of 72/73 for 1972 were … Best Actor Eddie Axberg, The Emigrants (71) and The New Land Best Actress Monica Zetterlund, The Apple War (71) and The New Land and Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards of 1973 for 1972 were … Best Actor Gosta Ekman, The Man Who Quit Smoking Best Actress Harriet Andersson, Cries and Whispers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 The Canadian Etrog Film Awards for 1972 were … Best Actor Gordon Pinsent, The Rowdyman Best Actress Micheline Lanctot, The True Nature of Bernadette —————————————————————————————— The Australian Film Institute Awards from 72/73 awarded films from 1971 which were mentioned last week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Japan’s Mainichi Awards for 1972 were … Best Actor Takeo Chij, Kaigun Tokubetsu Nensho-hei Best Actress Komaki Kurihara, The Long Darkness/Shinobugawa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Here are the films from 1972 that I haven't seen: Bad Company The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant The Boy Friend The Canterbury Tales Carry On Matron Cesar & Rosalie Child's Play Chloe in the Afternoon A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Deep Throat The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the Moon Marigolds Fear in the Night Follow Me! Hammersmith Is Out Heat Images Kaigun Tokubetsu Nensho-hei Kansas City Bomber La Duda/Doubt La Prima Notte di Quiete Lady Caroline Lamb The Long Darkness/Shinobugawa Ludwig The Man Who Quit Smoking The Mattei Affair The New Land Nya hyss av Emil Lonneberga One Is a Lonely Number Pakeezah Play It As It Lays Pope Joan Red Psalm The Rowdyman The Saplings Savage Messiah Savages The Scopone Game The Seduction of Mimi Siddharta Tomorrow Tout va Bien The True Nature of Bernadette The Valley Obscured by Clouds We Won't Grow Old Together What's Up, Doc? Young Winston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Here are the films from 1972 that I haven't seen: Bad Company The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant The Boy Friend The Canterbury Tales Chloe in the Afternoon A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Deep Throat The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the Moon Marigolds Heat Kansas City Bomber Lady Caroline Lamb The New Land The Rowdyman Savage Messiah The Seduction of Mimi Siddharta Tomorrow Tout va Bien Young Winston The New Land, Jan Troell's sequel to The Emigrants would be my pick. Again, Ullmann, von Sydow and Eddie Axberg are all good in it. Has TCM started to play this one? They play The Emigrants plenty often. The Seduction of Mimi is a pretty good Lina Wertmuller film. Giancarlo Giannini continues his streak of devilish heroes. Paul Morrisey's Heat is worth seeing for Sylvia Miles alone. Canadian film, The Rowdyman seemed to be past its sell-by date the last time I saw it. I believe there is a pretty bad copy of it on youtube. The film's author and star, Gordon Pinsent, winner of Canada's Best Actor Etrog seemed OTT to me the last time. His co-star Linda Goronson still made my list though. Will Geer and Frank Converse also co-star. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Here are the films from 1972 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. Carry on Matron with Hattie Jacques Cesar & Rosalie with Yves Montand Child’s Play with James Mason Doubt/La Duda with Fernando Rey Fear In the Night with Judy Geeson Follow Me! with Haim Topol and Mia Farrow Hammersmith Is Out with Elizabeth Taylor Images with Susannah York Kaigun Tokubetsu Nensho-hei with Takeo Chij La Prima Notte di Quiete with Lea Massari The Last House on the Left with David Hess The Long Darkness/Shinobugawa with Komaki Kurihara Ludwig with Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider and Trevor Howard [1973 film*] The Man Who Quit Smoking with Gosta Ekman The Mattei Affair with Gian Maria Volonte New Mischief by Emil/Nya hiss av Emil Lonnegerga with Jan Ohlsson One Is a Lonely Number with Trish Van Devere Pakeezah with Meena Kumari Play It As It Lays with Tuesday Weld Pope Joan with Liv Ullmann Red Psalm with Joszef Madaras Savages with Anne Francine The Scopone Game with Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano and Mario Carotenuto 1776 with William Daniels and John Cullum Super Fly with Ron O’Neal Tales From the Crypt with Peter Cushing and Joan Collins The True Nature of Bernadette with Micheline Lanctot Way of the Dragon/Return of the Dragon with Bruce Lee We Won’t Grow Old Together with Jean Yanne, Marlene Jobert and Macha Meril What’s Up, Doc? with Barbra Streisand and Madeline Khan And I would like to see these again … Deliverance for Bill McKinney Jeremiah Johnson for Stefan Gierasch Kansas City Bomber for Helena Kalianiotes *wikipedia’s index lists Ludwig as a 1972 film but if you go to its page it then says 1973 and like the imdb gives a 1973 release date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 The Last House on the Left with David Hess 1776 with William Daniels and John Cullum Super Fly with Ron O’Neal Tales From the Crypt with Peter Cushing and Joan Collins Way of the Dragon/Return of the Dragon with Bruce Lee 1776 is not the kind of film I usually care for. It's a musical version of the events surrounding the Second Continental Congress to draw up the U.S. Constitution. William Daniels is terrific as the fussy John Adams, and it's the type of role he would play most often for the rest of his career. John Cullum has a stand-out moment late in the film as South Carolina delegate Edward Rutledge, who fights to allow slavery to continue to exist. Tales from the Crypt is another portmanteau film from Amicus. The first tale stars Joan Collins as a woman who has committed a crime, but while trying to cover it up, comes face-to-face with a homicidal Santa Claus! Peter Cushing stars in the third tale, about a father-son duo of greedy land developers who stoop to anything to try and force out a kindly old retiree (Cushing). Cushing's wife had passed away not long before he filmed this role, and the sadness of the character in the film is a reflection of this. Other stories feature Ian Hendry, Patrick Magee, and Richard Greene. Super Fly is top-shelf blaxploitation, with Ron O'Neal at his charismatic best as Youngblood Priest (what a name!), an inner city drug dealer with a flashy sense of style who wants out of the criminal rackets. This also features an amazing soundtrack, one of the best of the 1970's, by Curtis Mayfield. The Last House on the Left is the notorious horror film that first made names for producer Sean (Friday the 13th) Cunningham and director Wes (A Nightmare On Elm Street) Craven. The simple story, which is an acknowledged variation on Bergman's The Virgin Spring, concerns a group of degenerate criminals who kidnap, rape, torture and kill a pair of young women. They stop at a nearby house, which turns out to be the home of the parents of one of the girls. When the parents learn what has happened, they take bloody revenge. David Hess is the leader of the criminal gang, and an argument could be made for him as a lead. He's very scary and believable, and he went on to several more horror and action film roles, usually playing a psycho. The film itself is crude, grimy, and rather unpleasant, even for horror fans. There are many conflicting debates about the merits of the film, and even if it's any good. I like it, if like is the right word, although I hesitate to recommend it too highly. My chief pick would Way of the Dragon (original title), or as it's commonly known in the US, Return of the Dragon. Bruce Lee stars as a young man who has traveled from China to visit relatives in the US, and discovers that their restaurant is being hassled by strong-arm racketeers. Bruce gets to show off his flair for comedy, as well as his almost-inhuman feats of martial arts prowess. This film leads up to the famous (in action film circles, anyway) showdown between Lee and a then-unknown real-life World Karate Champion named Chuck Norris. This film, along with the following year's Enter the Dragon, are the greatest film accomplishments in Lee's too-short life and career, and they are required viewing for action movie aficionados. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 One of the great things about the first two Godfather films by Francis Ford Coppola is that they continually offer more upon repeated viewings. After about seeing The Godfather about five times, Al Lettieri moved up to become my third favourite supporting actor in that film only behind Marlon Brando and James Caan. Here he in that film as Virgil 'the Turk' Sollozzo .. Unfortunately Al did not enjoy a long acting career. He came late to the game and died quite early in 1975 at the age of 47. Not much is written about him but it is said that he had underworld relations. Al Pacino and Lettieri drink gallons of wine and eat platefuls of linguine with clam sauce (a few weeks before Brando & James Caan ate eggplant parmigiana) with Lettieri's underworld connection, his brother-in-law, Pasquale ''Patsy Ryan'' Eboli, according to The New York Times, a reputed Genovese crime family capo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 My two films are quite depressing, with a focus on dialogue and emotional conflict. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant) is Rainer Werner Fassbinder's adaptation of his own play. It's entirely set in one bedroom. The living bodies in the foreground almost become a part of Poussain's painting on the wall. It's about women in a time of moral decay. Petra (Margit Carstensen) changes wigs according to the mood she's in. She's used to dominating others, but becomes subservient the careless Karin (Hanna Schygulla). The cast is entirely female, although Fassbinder can be briefly seen on a photo in a newspaper - a nod to Hitchcock's Lifeboat. We Won't Grow Old Together (Nous ne vielillirons pas ensemble) is Maurice Pialat's adaptation of his own novel. The focus is on the emotional tension between the characters. Jean Yanne plays Jean, a married man who has an affair with Catherine (Marlène Joubert). Everyone knows about it, including his wife Françoise (Macha Méril). The mood is dark, except for a few flashbacks to memories of a happy holiday at the beach. You soon start wondering why Catherine would stay with this man, who doesn't treat her well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that two of our most devoted cinephiles have not seen Carry On Matron! Maybe not the best of the series, but it was the one in which the great Hattie Jacques, who had already played Matron several times, got to play the lead! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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