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My review of Klute released in 1971 Directed by Alan J. Pakula Written by Andy Lewis Dave Lewis Produced by Alan J. Pakula Cinematography Gordon Willis Edited by Carl Lerner Music by Michael Small Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. Academy Awards Best Actress Jane Fonda Won Best Original Screenplay Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis Nominated British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Jane Fonda Nominated Edgar Allan Poe Awards Best Motion Picture Screenplay Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis Nominated Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Movie Performer Jane Fonda Won Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Won [ Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis Nominated Gotham Independent Film Awards Classic Film Tribute Award Klute Won Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Jane Fonda Won London Film Critics' Circle Awards Best Director Alan J. Pakula Won NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Donald Sutherland Won Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Jane Fonda Won National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actress Won New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Won Writers Guild of America Awards Best Drama – Written Directly for the Screen Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis Nominated Production company Gus Productions Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date June 23, 1971[1] Running time 114 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $2.5 million Box office $12.5 million[2] Cast Jane Fonda as Bree Daniel Donald Sutherland as John Klute Charles Cioffi as Peter Cable Roy Scheider as Frank Ligourin Dorothy Tristan as Arlyn Page Rita Gam as Trina Vivian Nathan as the psychiatrist Nathan George as Trask Shirley Stoler as Momma Reese Jean Stapleton as Goldfarb's secretary Veronica Hamel as a model (uncredited)

Fellini's masterpiece Cast Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a film director Anouk Aimée as Luisa Anselmi, Guido's wife Rossella Falk as Rossella, Luisa's best friend and Guido's confidante Sandra Milo as Carla, Guido's mistress Claudia Cardinale as Claudia, a film star Guido casts as his Ideal Woman Simonetta Simeoni as young girl Guido Alberti as Pace, a film producer Mario Conocchia as Mario Conocchia, Guido's production assistant Bruno Agostini as Bruno Agostini, the production director Cesarino Miceli Picardi as Cesarino, the production supervisor Jean Rougeul [fr] as Carini Daumier, a film critic Mario Pisu as Mario Mezzabotta, Guido's friend Barbara Steele as Gloria Morin, Mezzabotta's new young girlfriend Madeleine Lebeau as Madeleine, a French actress Caterina Boratto as a mysterious lady in the hotel Eddra Gale as La Saraghina, a prostitute Eugene Walter as an American journalist Mary Indovino as Maya, the clairvoyant Ian Dallas as Maurice, Maya's assistant Giuditta Rissone as Guido's mother Annibale Ninchi [it] as Guido's father Edy Vessel as a mannequin

About Schmidt 2002 Directed by Alexander Payne Screenplay by Alexander Payne Jim Taylor Based on About Schmidt by Louis Begley Produced by Michael Besman Harry Gittes Cinematography James Glennon Edited by Kevin Tent Music by Rolfe Kent Running time 124 minutes Budget $30 million[1] Box office $105.8 million[1] Cast Jack Nicholson as Warren R. Schmidt Kathy Bates as Roberta Hertzel Hope Davis as Jeannie Schmidt Dermot Mulroney as Randall Hertzel June Squibb as Helen Schmidt Howard Hesseman as Larry Hertzel Harry Groener as John Rusk Connie Ray as Vicki Rusk Len Cariou as Ray Nichols Matt Winston as Gary Nordin, Warren's successor Phil Reeves as Minister in Denver Awards 75th Academy Awards Best Actor Jack Nicholson Nominated Best Supporting Actress Kathy Bates Nominated 56th British Academy Film Awards Best Actor Jack Nicholson Nominated 60th Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated Best Director Alexander Payne Nominated Best Screenplay Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Won Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Jack Nicholson Won Best Supporting Actress Kathy Bates Nominated

Alfie 1966 Directed by Lewis Gilbert Screenplay by Bill Naughton Based on Alfie by Bill Naughton Produced by Lewis Gilbert Cast Michael Caine as Alfie Elkins Shelley Winters as Ruby Millicent Martin as Siddie Vivien Merchant as Lily Clamacraft Jane Asher as Annie Julia Foster as Gilda Shirley Anne Field as Carla Eleanor Bron as the Doctor Denholm Elliott as the Abortionist Alfie Bass as Harry Clamacraft Graham Stark as Humphrey Murray Melvin as Nat Sydney Tafler as Frank Queenie Watts (uncredited) as the Blonde Pub Singer Pauline Boty (uncredited) as Laundress

Love With A Proper Stranger Directed by Robert Mulligan Writing Credits Arnold Schulman ... (written by) Cast Natalie Wood ... Angie Rossini Steve McQueen ... Rocky Papasano Edie Adams ... Barbie Herschel Bernardi ... Dominick Rossini Anne Hegira ... Beetie Harvey Lembeck ... Julio Rossini Mario Badolati ... Elio Papasano Penny Santon ... Mama Rossini Elena Karam Elena Karam ... The Woman Virginia Vincent Virginia Vincent ... Anna Nina Varela ... Mrs. Columbo E. Nick Alexander ... Guido Rossini Marilyn Chris ... Gina Augusta Ciolli Augusta Ciolli ... Mrs. Papasano Wolfe Barzell Wolfe Barzell ... The Priest Tom Bosley ... Anthony Columbo Academy Awards, USA 1964 Nominee Best Actress in a Leading Role Natalie Wood Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Arnold Schulman Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Milton R. Krasner Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White Hal Pereira Roland Anderson Sam Comer Grace Gregory Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Edith Head Golden Globes, USA 1964 Nominee Best Actress - Drama Natalie Wood Best Actor - Drama Steve McQueen Laurel Awards 1964 Nominee Golden Laurel Top Drama 4th place. Top Female Dramatic Performance Natalie Wood

My review of this classic spaghetti western directed by Sergio Leone Directed by Sergio Leone Writing Credits Luciano Vincenzoni & Sergio Leone ... (story) Agenore Incrocci (as Age) & Furio Scarpelli ... (screenplay) Luciano Vincenzoni & Sergio Leone ... (screenplay) Cast Eli Wallach ... Tuco Clint Eastwood ... Blondie Lee Van Cleef ... Sentenza / Angel Eyes Aldo Giuffrè ... Alcoholic Union Captain Luigi Pistilli ... Father Pablo Ramirez Rada Rassimov ... Maria Enzo Petito ... Storekeeper Claudio Scarchilli ... Mexican Peon John Bartha ... Sheriff Livio Lorenzon ... Baker Antonio Casale ... Jackson / Bill Carson Sandro Scarchilli ... Mexican Peon Benito Stefanelli & Aldo Sambrell Member of Angel Eyes' Gang Angelo Novi ... Monk Antonio Casas ... Stevens Al Mulock ... One-Armed Bounty Hunter Sergio Mendizábal ... Blonde Bounty Hunter Antonio Molino Rojo ... Capt. Harper Lorenzo Robledo ... Clem Mario Brega ... Cpl. Wallace

My appreciation of this 1965 movie Director: Guy Green Producer: Pandro S. Berman, Guy Green Screenwriter: Guy Green Based on Be Ready with Bells and Drums 1961 novel by Elizabeth Kata Cast \ Sidney Poitier as Gordon Ralfe Shelley Winters as Rose-Ann D'Arcey Elizabeth Hartman as Selina D'Arcey Wallace Ford as Ole Pa Ivan Dixon as Mark Ralfe Elisabeth Fraser as Sadie John Qualen as Mr. Faber Kelly Flynn as Yanek Faber Debi Storm as Selina, age 5 Renata Vanni as Mrs. Favaloro Saverio LoMedico as Mr. Favaloro Casey Merriman as Casey M Academy Awards Best Actress Elizabeth Hartman Nominated Best Supporting Actress Shelley Winters Won Best Art Direction - Black-and-White George Davis, Urie McCleary, Henry Grace and Charles S. Thompson Nominated Best Cinematography - Black-and-White Robert Burks Nominated Best Music Score - Substantially Original Jerry Goldsmith Nominated British Academy Film Awards Best Foreign Actor Sidney Poitier Nominated Best Motion Picture - Drama Pandro S. Berman and Guy Green Nominated Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Sidney Poitier Nominated Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Elizabeth Hartman Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Director - Motion Picture Guy Green Nominated Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Nominated New Star of the Year - Actress Elizabeth Hartman Won

Directed by Sidney Lumet Written by Morton S. Fine David Friedkin Based on The Pawnbroker by Edward Lewis Wallant Produced by Philip Langner Roger Lewis Ely Landau Cast Rod Steiger – Sol Nazerman Geraldine Fitzgerald – Marilyn Birchfield Brock Peters – Rodriguez Jaime Sánchez – Jesus Ortiz Thelma Oliver – Ortiz's girl Eusebia Cosme - Mrs. Ortiz (Jesus' mother)[8] Marketa Kimbrell – Tessie Baruch Lumet – Mendel Juano Hernández – Mr. Smith Linda Geiser – Ruth Nazerman Nancy R. Pollock – Bertha Raymond St. Jacques – Tangee Charles Dierkop – Robinson Morgan Freeman – Man on Street (uncredited)[9] Tony Lawrence – Cop (uncredited)[10] + Film Clip at the end of the review

A baudy comedy TOM JONES (MOVIE) Produced and directed by Tony Richardson; written by John Osborne, based on the novel by Henry Fielding; cinematographer, Walter Lassally; edited by Anthony Gibbs; music by John Addison; production designer, Ralph Brinton; released by Lopert Pictures. Running time: 135 minutes. Directed by Tony Richardson Writing Credits John Osborne ... (screenplay) Henry Fielding ... (based on the novel by) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete George Devine George Devine ... Squire Allworthy Rachel Kempson Rachel Kempson ... Bridget Allworthy Angela Baddeley Angela Baddeley ... Mrs. Wilkins Joyce Redman Joyce Redman ... Jenny Jones / Mrs. Waters Jack MacGowran Jack MacGowran ... Partridge Albert Finney Albert Finney ... Tom Jones Diane Cilento Diane Cilento ... Molly Seagrim Wilfrid Lawson Wilfrid Lawson ... Black George John Moffatt John Moffatt ... Square Peter Bull Peter Bull ... Thwackum David Warner David Warner ... Blifil Freda Jackson Freda Jackson ... Mrs. Seagrim Redmond Phillips Redmond Phillips ... Lawyer Dowling Hugh Griffith Hugh Griffith ... Squire Western Susannah York Susannah York ... Sophie Western James Cairncross James Cairncross ... Parson Supple Edith Evans Edith Evans ... Miss Western Patsy Rowlands Patsy Rowlands ... Honor Mark Dignam Mark Dignam ... Lieutenant Julian Glover Julian Glover ... Northernton Avis Bunnage Avis Bunnage ... Landlady, George Inn Rosalind Knight Rosalind Knight ... Mrs. Fitzpatrick Lynn Redgrave Lynn Redgrave ... Susan, Upton Inn George A. Cooper George A. Cooper ... Mr. Fitzpatrick Jack Stewart Jack Stewart ... MacLachlan Joan Greenwood Joan Greenwood ... Lady Bellaston Rosalind Atkinson Rosalind Atkinson ... Mrs. Miller David Tomlinson David Tomlinson ... Lord Fellamar Micheál MacLiammóir Micheál MacLiammóir ... Narrator (voice) (as Micheál Mac Liammóir) With: Albert Finney (Tom Jones), Susannah York (Sophie Western), Hugh Griffith (Squire Western), Dame Edith Evans (Miss Western), Joan Greenwood (Lady Bellaston), Diane Cilento (Molly), and Joyce Redman (Mrs. Waters).

Great movie by Lindsay Anderson - his debut as a director Director Lindsay Anderson Production Company Independent Artists Producer Karel Reisz Screenplay and original novel David Storey Director of Photography Denys Coop Music Roberto Gerhard Cast: Richard Harris (Frank Machin); Rachel Roberts (Mrs Margaret Hammond); Alan Badel (Weaver); William Hartnell (Johnson); Colin Blakely (Maurice Braithwaite)

THE OUTRAGE; 1964 creenplay by Michael Kanin; based on the Japanesa Daiei film "Rashomon," directed by Akira Kurosawa, and the play "Rashomon," by Fay and Michael Kanin; directed by Martin Ritt, produced by A. Ronald Lubin time: 95 minutes. Cast Juan Carrasco . . . . . Paul Newman Husband . . . . . Laurence Harvey Wife . . . . . Claire Bloom Con Man . . . . . Edward G. Robinson Preacher . . . . . William Shatner Prospector . . . . . Howard da Silva Sheriff . . . . . Albert Salmi Indian . . . . . Paul Fix Judge . . . . . Thomas Chalmers

Hud 1962 Director: Martin Ritt Producer: Irving Ravetch, Martin Ritt Screenwriter: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr. Cast Paul Newman as Hud Bannon, the arrogant, self-centered son of rancher Homer Bannon: To prepare for the role, Newman worked for 10 days on a Texas ranch, sleeping in a bunkhouse.[4] For his Texas accent, he was coached by Bob Hinkle, who coached James Dean for his role as Jett Rink in Giant.[5] Melvyn Douglas as Homer Bannon: Hud's father, Lonnie's grandfather, and owner of the Bannon ranch:[6] Although Paramount was doubtful about casting him due to his heart condition, Martin Ritt insisted that he was the right actor for the role.[7] Brandon deWilde as Lonnie Bannon, Hud's teenaged nephew who idolizes him: DeWilde, a former child actor, was best known at the time for his award-winning role in Shane.[8] Patricia Neal as Alma Brown, the Bannons' housekeeper: Ritt decided to cast Neal (whom he had met at the Actors Studio) when he was impressed by her performance in The Untouchables episode "The Maggie Storm Story". The actress signed for $30,000;[6] although she had third billing and 22 minutes of screen time, the film had a major impact on her career.[9] Whit Bissell as Mr. Burris Crahan Denton as Jesse John Ashley as Hermy Val Avery as Jose George Petrie as Joe Scanlon Curt Conway as Truman Peters Sheldon Allman as Mr. Thompson Pitt Herbert as Mr. Larker Carl Low as Mr. Kirby Robert Hinkle as Radio Announcer Frank Don Kennedy as Charlie Tucker Sharyn Hillyer as Myra Yvette Vickers as Lily Peters

A Child Is Waiting is a 1963 American drama film written by Abby Mann based on his 1957 Westinghouse Studio One teleplay of the same name. The film was produced by Stanley Kramer and directed by John Cassavetes. Burt Lancaster portrays the director of a state institution for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children, and Judy Garland is a new teacher who challenges his methods. Directed by John Cassavetes Produced by Stanley Kramer Written by Abby Mann Music by Ernest Gold Cinematography Joseph LaShelle Edited by Gene Fowler, Jr. Robert C. Jon Cast Burt Lancaster as Dr. Matthew Clark Judy Garland as Jean Hansen Gena Rowlands as Sophie Widdicombe Benham Steven Hill as Ted Widdicombe Lawrence Tierney as Douglas Benham Bruce Ritchey as Reuben Widdicombe John Marley as Holland Paul Stewart as Goodman Elizabeth Wilson as Miss Fogarty Barbara Pepper as Miss Brown Keith and Kerry Simon as infant Ruben Billy Mumy as boy counting Jean's pearls Juanita Moore as Julius' Mother

the savage innocence Directed by Nicholas Ray Screenplay by Nicholas Ray Hans Rüesch / Franco Solinas (adaptation) Based on Top of the World by Hans Rüesch Produced by Maleno Malenotti Cinematography Peter Hennessy Aldo Tonti Edited by Eraldo Da Roma Ralph Kemplen Jolanda Benvenuti Music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Cast Anthony Quinn as Inuk Yoko Tani as Asiak Nikki van der Zyl as Asiak's voice Peter O'Toole as the First Trooper Robert Rietti as the First Trooper's voice Carlo Giustini as the Second Trooper Lee Montague as Ittimargnek Marco Guglielmi as the Missionary Anna Wong as Hiko Kaida Horiuchi as Imina Anthony Chinn as Kiddok Michael Chow as Undik Marie Yang as Powtee Andy Ho as Anarvik Yvonne Shima as Lulik Francis de Wolff as Trader

+ scene featuring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine + Trailer for the Apartment from 1960 movie starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred McMurray Directed by Billy Wilder

EDirected by Joseph Losey Produced by Nat Cohen Screenplay by Alun Owen Music by John Dankworth Cinematography Robert Kraske Cast Stanley Baker as Johnny Bannion Sam Wanamaker as Mike Carter Grégoire Aslan as Frank Saffrion Margit Saad as Suzanne Jill Bennett as Maggie Rupert Davies as Edwards Laurence Naismith as Mr Town John Van Eyssen as Formby Noel Willman as Prison Governor Derek Francis as Priest Redmond Phillips as Prison Doctor Kenneth J. Warren as Clobber Patrick Magee as Barrows Robert Adams as Judas Kenneth Cope as Kelly Patrick Wymark as Sol Jack Rodney as Scout John Molloy as Snipe Brian Phelan as Pauly Larkin Paul Stassino as Alfredo Fanucci Jerold Wells as Warder Brown Tom Bell as Flynn Neil McCarthy as O'Hara Keith Smith as Hanson Nigel Green as Ted Review

Set in Australia this movie about Sundowners stars Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum and Peter Ustinov The Sundowners is a 1960 Technicolor comedy-drama[5] film that tells the story of a 1920s Australian outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic sheep-herding ways and the wife and son's desire to settle in one place. The Sundowners was produced and directed by Fred Zinnemann, adapted by Isobel Lennart from Jon Cleary's 1952 novel of the same name, with Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Mervyn Johns, Dina Merrill, Michael Anderson Jr., and Chips Rafferty.[6][2] In 2019, FilmInk cited it among "50 meat pie Westerns".[7][8] At the 33rd Academy Awards, it was in the running for Best Picture, and Kerr was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Johns for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Zinnemann for Best Director, and Lennart for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, with no Academy wins. Plot Irish-Australian Paddy Carmody (Robert Mitchum) is a sheep drover and shearer, roving the sparsely populated outback with his wife Ida (Deborah Kerr) and son Sean (Michael Anderson, Jr.).[2] They are sundowners, constantly moving, pitching their tent whenever the sun goes down. Ida and Sean want to settle, but Paddy has wanderlust and never wants to stay in one place for long. While passing through the bush, the family meet refined Englishman Rupert Venneker (Peter Ustinov) and hire him to help drive a large herd of sheep to the town of Cawndilla. Along the way, they survive a dangerous bushfire. Mrs. Firth (Glynis Johns), who runs the pub in Cawndilla, takes a liking to Rupert. He takes to spending nights with her, but like Paddy, he has no desire to be tied down. Ida convinces Paddy to take a job at a station shearing sheep; she serves as the cook, Rupert as a wool roller, and Sean as a tar boy. Ida enjoys the company of Jean Halstead (Dina Merrill), their employer's lonely wife. When fellow shearer Bluey Brown's (John Meillon) pregnant wife Liz (Lola Brooks) arrives unannounced, she sees the young woman through her first birth. Ida is saving the money the family earns for a down payment on a farm that they stayed at for a night on the sheep drive. Although Paddy has agreed to participate in a shearing contest against someone from a rival group, he decides to leave six weeks into the shearing season. Ida persuades him to stay. He loses the contest to an old veteran. Paddy wins a lot of money and a racehorse playing two-up. Owning such an animal has been his longstanding dream. They name him Sundowner and enter him, with Sean as his jockey, at local races on their travels after the shearing is done. Sean and Sundowner win their first race. Ida finally convinces a still reluctant Paddy to buy the farm on which Sean and she have their hearts set, but he loses all the money Ida saved in a single night of playing two-up. By way of apology, he tells her that he has found a buyer for Sundowner if he wins the next race. The money would recoup their down payment. Although Sundowner wins, he is disqualified for interference, and the deal falls through. Nevertheless, Paddy's deep remorse heals the breach with Ida, and they resolve to save enough to buy a farm one day. Cast Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr Peter Ustinov Academy Award Nominee, Supporting Actress, 1960 Glynis Johns Robert Mitchum Deborah Kerr Deborah Kerr as Ida Carmody Robert Mitchum as Paddy Carmody Peter Ustinov as Rupert Venneker Glynis Johns as Mrs. Firth Dina Merrill as Jean Halstead Chips Rafferty as Quinlan Michael Anderson Jr. as Sean Carmody Lola Brooks as Liz Brown Wylie Watson as Herb Johnson John Meillon as Bluey Brown Ronald Fraser as Clint Ocker Gerry Duggan Leonard Teale Peter Carver Dick Bentley as Evan Evans Mervyn Johns as Jack Patchogue. Mervyn Johns is the father of Glynis Johns. Molly Urquhart as Mrs. Bateman Ewen Solon as Halstead Max Osbiston Mercia Barden Production Fred Zinnemann decided to make the film at the suggestion of Dorothy Hammerstein, the Australian-born, second wife of Oscar Hammerstein II.[1] She intended to send him a copy of the novel The Shiralee (later filmed with Peter Finch), but accidentally sent a copy of The Sundowners. He immediately bought the screen rights and decided to produce it himself.[9] According to Zinnemann's autography, Aaron Spelling was signed to write the screenplay, but was replaced by Isobel Lennart;[1] another source states the screenplay was mostly written by Jon Cleary in spite of Lennart's screen credit.[10] The ending of the film was a tribute to John Huston's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.[11] Gary Cooper was hired to play Paddy Carmody, but had to leave due to poor health. He was replaced by Robert Mitchum, who agreed to work on the film for a chance to appear with Deborah Kerr, with whom he had become good friends while making Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison. He also agreed to give her top billing, joking to the production team that they could "design a 24-foot sign of me bowing to her if you like".[12] Michael Anderson, Jr. was imported from England to play their son.[13] Zinnemann was determined to film The Sundowners on location and vetoed Jack L. Warner's plan to shoot in Arizona or near Dallas, Texas to save money.[14] Interiors were shot at Associated British Picture Corporation Elstree Studios in England;[1][15] exteriors were shot in Australia in Carriewerloo, Cooma, Hawker, Iron Knob, Jindabyne, Nimmitabel, Port Augusta, Quorn, and Whyalla.[1][12] The "for-sale" property in the film was called Hiawatha and was on the Snowy River, just north of Old Jindabyne (now under the waters of Lake Jindabyne).[16] Filming began in 1959.[17] Zinnemann spent 12 weeks filming scenery and sheep droving before the cast arrived in October. The weather made location filming difficult, fluctuating from hot and humid to cold and rainy. This delayed production by several weeks and caused some irritation among the cast and crew. Mitchum was often harassed by fans and eventually moved onto a boat to avoid them. Filming wrapped on 17 December 1959.[12] A number of Australian actors appeared in the supporting cast.[18] Ray Austin was the stunt coordinator. Nicolas Roeg, who later directed films such as Walkabout, was a second unit camera operator.[19] Reception When the movie premiered at the Radio City Music Hall, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called the film an "especially appropriate entertainment for the Christmas holidays"; according to Crowther:[2] What is nice about these people and valid about this film, is that they have an abundance of freshness, openness, and vitality. The action scenes are dynamic—the scenes of driving sheep, shearing them, racing horses at a genuine 'bush country' track, and simply living happily in the great sky-covered outdoors. And the scenes of human involvements—those between the husband and the wife, of a woman having a baby, of a footloose housewife looking at a stove—are deeply and poignantly revealing of how good and sensitive people can be. The Sundowners, marketed as a "newer version" of From Here to Eternity, was a financial failure in the United States.[12] The film reached the top 10 at the UK box office and was the third-highest grossing film of 1961 in Australia.[20] Awards 33rd Academy Awards Nomination for Best Film Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress – Deborah Kerr Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Glynis Johns Nomination for Best Achievement in Directing – Fred Zinneman Nomination for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium – Isobel Lennart[20]

Directed by John Huston Produced by James Hill Written by Ben Maddow Alan Le May (novel) Music by Dimitri Tiomkin Cinematography Franz Planer Edited by Russell Lloyd Cast Burt Lancaster as Ben Zachary Audrey Hepburn as Rachel Zachary Audie Murphy as Cash Zachary John Saxon as Johnny Portugal Charles Bickford as Zeb Rawlins Lillian Gish as Mattilda Zachary Albert Salmi as Charlie Rawlins Joseph Wiseman as Abe Kelsey June Walker as Hagar Rawlins Kipp Hamilton as Georgia Rawlins Arnold Merritt as Jude Rawlins Doug McClure as Andy Zachary Carlos Rivas as Lost Bird

Great movie starring John Mills, Alec Guinness and a young Susannah York

Movie Review Two Women Suddenly...Love Becomes Lust...Innocence becomes shame...As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror! US Release Date: 05-08-1961 Directed by: Vittorio De Sica Starring Sophia Loren as Cesira Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michele Di Libero Eleonora Brown as Rosetta Carlo Ninchi as Filippo, Michele's father Andrea Checchi as fascist Pupella Maggio as farmer Emma Baron as Maria Raf Vallone as Giovanni Bruna Cealti as refugee Reviewed on: February 15th, 2012 Sophia Loren and Eleonora Brown in Two Women. Two Women (La ciociara) proved to worldwide audiences that Sophia Loren was much more than just a beautiful face and curvaceous figure. Her performance as the young mother in wartime Italy earned accolades around the globe and stands as an example of some of the most indelible and powerful screen-acting of the 20th Century. In addition to being the first person to win an Oscar (Best Actress of 1961) for a role in a foreign language film she received Italy’s David for Best Actress, The BAFTA for Best Foreign Actress and the Best Actress Award at Cannes, among others. This is a highly personal war story as seen through the experiences of mother and daughter. Sophia Loren was only 25 at the time but she convincingly plays Cesira, the mother of a 13 year old girl. A 12 year old Eleonora Brown made her movie debut as Rosetta, the daughter. Their relationship is at the heart of the story as they wander through the war-torn, and extremely perilous, Italian countryside together. Acclaimed director Vittorio De Sica (The Bicycle Thief) does a superb job at recreating and conveying the apocalyptic atmosphere of this landscape ravaged by war. The story is quite simple but emotionally riveting. Its theme is loss of innocence. When the movie begins bombs are raining down on Rome near the grocery store Cesira inherited after her husband’s death. We learn that she married a much older man to escape a life of poverty in the hills. In a scene that would never have made it past American censors at the time, she has a casual sexual encounter with a married friend before fleeing the city with her daughter. Cesira plans on returning to the village of her birth to wait out the war. After arriving at their destination they encounter an idealistic young man named Michele, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo. Rosetta experiences her first crush on the noble and pure-hearted young intellectual. The war soon follows them to this remote village when German soldiers arrive and take Michele along as a guide at gunpoint. When news reaches them of Mussolini’s arrest and the arrival of Allied soldiers, Cesira and Rosetta begin the journey back to Rome. Along the way Cesira and Rosetta stop to rest in an abandoned, gutted church. They are set upon and brutally gang-raped by a group of Moroccan soldiers in a scene that will resonate long after the movie is over. The look of stupefied terror that comes over Rosetta is chilling. You know this child will never be the same. She has learned the facts of life – and witnessed man’s cruelty - in the most horrifying way imaginable. The moment where Cesira (in her torn dress and disheveled hair) cradles her severely traumatized daughter is an iconic image in screen history (see photo). Later when mother and daughter are back on the road they encounter several American officers in a jeep. Cesira blocks their path in the road and cries out, “Do you know what they have done those "heroes" that you command? Do you know what your great soldiers have done in a holy church under the eyes of the madonna? Do you know?” One of the officers says, “Peace, peace.” In a voice dripping with venom, Cesira replies, “Yes, peace, beautiful peace! You ruined my little daughter forever! Now she's worse than dead. No, I'm not mad, I'm not mad! Look at her! And tell me if I am mad! Rotten crazy bastards!” She then falls to her knees in the dirt while shaking a clenched fist at the soldiers as they continue heedlessly on their way. It is another iconic screen moment. The denouement is heartbreaking. Rosetta can never regain her lost innocence, which she blames her mother for. As the title suggests she has been forced into womanhood before her time. The final shot, as the camera slowly pulls back from mother and daughter, will linger in your consciousness long after the word Fine disappears from the screen. [4 star[s] out of 4] Reviewed on: February 16th, 2012 Although throughout history women have been, at times, forced to be the family provider, it is traditionally a burden accepted by fathers and husbands. This was exemplified in The Bicycle Thief, where a married father goes to great lengths for a job whose income will help his family. Having a spouse and child makes a man vulnerable. A married woman is not so vulnerable, but a single mother is. 1940s Italy was a very sexist time and place. The Italian soldiers talk down to Cesira. A man on the train stares down her shirt. You may think this a bad thing, but the buxom Cesira makes it work in her favor when she wants it to. She married an older man because he had a business. She had a lover who gave her coal and a bottle of wine, as well as sexual comfort. Men on every side of the war take notice of her looks. Michele falls in love with her and helps her find food in a nearby German occupied village. She is vulnerable but she has what nature gave her to help her through it. Her sexuality helped her at times, but it also proved to make her and her daughter extremely unprotected in a world at war. The rape scene, although not extremely graphic, is horrific. The look on the girl's face as well as the one on Cesira's are heart breaking. I am not sure who suffered more, the innocent daughter or the mother who has to carry the guilt to her grave. As the German film A Woman in Berlin (2008) showed, their fate was an unfortunate common one. As Patrick wrote, this is an amazing performance by Sophia Loren. It is also a very personal one. She was a child in Italy, living in poverty during World War II. She did not know her father well, as her mother was his mistress as he was married to another woman. Like Cesira, Sophia married an older man, producer Carlo Ponti, who discovered her at 14 at a beauty contest. Just older than Rosetta.

My look at this great Elia Kazan movie from 1960 Directed by Elia Kazan Screenplay by Paul Osborn Based on Dunbar's Cove 1957 novel by Borden Deal and Mud on the Stars 1942 novel William Bradford Huie Produced by Elia Kazan Cast Montgomery Clift /ChuckGlover Lee Remick /Carol Garth Baldwin Jo Van Fleet as Ella Garth Grandmother Albert Salmi as R.J. Bailey Jay C. Flippen as Hamilton Garth James Westerfield as Cal Garth Barbara Loden as Betty Jackson Frank Overton as Walter Clark Malcolm Atterbury as Sy Moore Bruce Dern as Jack Roper (uncredited) Robert Earl Jones as Sam Johnson (uncredited

The Virgin Spring 1960 Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ulla Isaksson Produced by Ingmar Bergma Allan Ekelund Cast Max von Sydow - Töre Birgitta Valberg - Märeta - Tore’s wife Gunnel Lindblom - Ingeri/ karin’s half sister Birgitta Pettersson - Karin - daughter Axel Düberg - Thin Herdsman Tor Isedal - Mute Herdsman Allan Edwall - Beggar Ove Porath - Boy Axel Slangus - Bridge Keeper Gudrun Brost - Frida Oscar Ljung - Simon Awards Academy Awards 17 April 1961 Best Foreign Language Film Sweden Won Best Costume Design, Black and White Marik Vos Nominated Cannes Film Festival 4–20 May 1960 Special Mention Ingmar Bergman Won FIPRESCI Prize Won Golden Globe Awards 16 March 1961 Best Foreign Language Film The Virgin Spring Won

Starring Peter O'Toole and Susannah York - Full movie Brotherly Love

Setting Boarding School 2 Teachers Both Female Become Subject To Rumour About Their Relationship THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, Sreen play by John Michael Hayes, adapted by Lillian Hellman from her stage play of the same name; Directed and produced by William Wyler; Running time: 107 minutes. Karen Wright . . . Audrey Hepburn Martha Dobie . . Shirley MacLaine Dr. Joe Cardin . . .James Garner Mrs. Lily Mortar . Miriam Hopkins Mrs. Amelia Tilford . . Fay Bainter Mary Tilford . . . . . Karen Balkin Rosalie . . . . . Veronica Cartwright Awards Oscar: The Children's Hour won best actress supporting role Fay Bainter won best cinematography nominations art Direction ,costume and sound Golden Globes nominations Director William Wyler Best actress Shirley MacLaineand b Best Supp Actress Fay Bainter no nominations for Hepburn

This is a low budgt B Movie that not many people saw - My review - Excellent movie from 1961 A Cold Wind in August US (1961): Drama 80 min, No rating, Black & White Directed by Alexander Singer Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) John Hayes ... (screen treatment) Burton Wohl ... (novel) Burton Wohl ... (screenplay) Cast (in credits order) Lola Albright as Iris Hartford Scott Marlowe as Vito Pellegrino Joe DeSantis as Papa Pellegrino Clark Gordon as Harry Janet Brandt as Shirley Skip Young as Al Ann Atmar as Carol Jana Taylor as Alice Dee Gee Green as Mary Herschel Bernardi as Juley Franz