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Les biches (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 9, 2020
Les biches (“Bad Girls”) Directed by Claude Chabrol Written by Paul Gegauff and Claude Chabrol 1968/France IMDb link First viewing/Criterion Channel Paul Thomas: Nothing surprises me in this house. Nothing! 1968 was a ground-breaking year. Here Claude Chabrol gives us a jet-black read more
Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 7, 2020
Memories of Underdevelopment (Memorias del subdesarrollo)
Directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea
Written by Tomas Guiterrez Alea and Edmundo Desnoes from a novel by Desnoes
1968/Cuba
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One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I went in expecting a propaganda piec read more
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 5, 2020
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
Directed by Chris Marker and Francois Reichenbach
Written by Chris Marker
1968/France
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First viewing/Criterion Channel French directors capture the carnival atmosphere and brutality of the March for Peace on Washington. On October 21, 1967, thousands of read more
L’enfance nue (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 4, 2020
L’enfance nue (Naked Childhood)
Directed by Maurice Pialat
Written by Arlette Langmann and Maurice Pialat
1968/France
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First viewing/Criterion Channel Maurice Pialat’s feature film debut is a sensitive study of childhood rebellion. Ten-year-old Francois is abandoned by hi read more
Hell in the Pacific (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 2, 2020
Hell in the Pacific
Directed by John Boorman
Written by Alexander Jacobs and Eric Bercovici from a novel by Reuben Berkovich
1968/US
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First viewing/Netflix rental Two great performances keep this almost dialogue-free WWII story interesting. An American pilot (Lee Marvin) and a Japanese nava read more
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 29, 2020
Rachel, Rachel Directed by Paul Newman Written by Stewart Stern from a novel by Margaret Laurence 1968/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Rachel Cameron: How can I be out of danger if I’m not dead? 1968 was a good year for sensitive, dramatic character studies. This film is a read more
Bullitt (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 28, 2020
Bullitt
Directed by Peter Yates
Written by Alan Trustman and Henry Kleiner from a novel by Robert L. Fish
1968/US
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First viewing/Amazon Instant Bullitt: Bullshit. Fairly solid film for fans of Steve McQueen, car chases, and San Francisco. McQueen plays Frank Bullitt, a San Francisco police read more
Charly (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 26, 2020
Charly
Directed by Ralph Nelson
Written by Stirling Silliphant from a novel by Daniel Keyes
1968?US
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First viewing/YouTube Alice Kinnian: Always a little more than anyone ever gets. Despite my many quibbles, this futuristic love story kept my interest throughout. It is sometime in th read more
Black Panthers (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 25, 2020
Black Panthers
Directed by Agnes Varda
1968/France
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First viewing/Criterion Channel This short documentary provides a window into the late 60’s when things seemed more cut and dried even amidst all the turmoil. The movie was filmed at a “Free Huey Newton” ra read more
Witchfinder General (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 21, 2020
Witchfinder General (AKA “The Conqueror Worm”)
Directed by Michael Reeves
Written by Tom Baker and Michael Reeves from a novel by Louis M. Heywood
1968/UK
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Included in They Shoot Zombies Don’t They? A handsome horror film worthy of one of Vincent Pric read more
Funny Girl (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 20, 2020
Funny Girl Directed by William Wyler Written by Isobel Lennart based on her musical play 1968/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/YouTube rental What an absolutely unique voice and talent Barbra Streisand had! To top it off, William Wyler proves once again that he could direct in any genre. The stor read more
If … (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 18, 2020
If …
Directed by Lindsay Anderson
Written by David Sherwin and John Howlett
1968/UK
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One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This disturbing, savage, beautiful film was a perfect match for its year of release. The setting is a private Brit read more
The Party (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 17, 2020
The Party
Directed by Blake Edwards
Written by Blake Edwards and Tom and Frank Waldman
1968/US
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First viewing/Amazon Instant Michelle Monet: No. Hrundi V. Bakshi: Well, you are not missing anything. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cringe. Hrundi V. Bakshi (Peter Sellers) was brought read more
The Swimmer (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 14, 2020
The SwimmerDirected by Frank Perry
Written by Eleanor Perry from a short story by John Cheever
1968/US
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First viewing/Amazon Instant Burt Lancaster’s “Swimmer” takes a poke at Mid-Century prosperity and despair. After a long absence Neddy Merrill (Lancaster) shows up read more
Shame (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 12, 2020
Shame (Skammen) Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ingmar Bergman 1968/Sweden IMDb link Repeat viewing/Criterion Channel One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A beautiful but absolutely harrowing look at two troubled people whose troubles are made worse by a brutal Civil War. One of Ber read more
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 9, 2020
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Directed by Freddie Francis
Written by Anthony Hinds based on a character created by Bram Stoker
1968/UK
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One of 1000 on They Shoot Zombies Don’t They? Christopher Lee was born to play Dracula and this has got to be one of read more
Kill!
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 7, 2020
Kill! (Kiru)
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
Written by Kihachi Okamoto and Akira Murao from a novel by Shugoro Yamamoto
1968/Japan
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First viewing/Criterion Channel Brilliantly choreographed action and Tatsuya Nakadai’s acting are the highlights of this somewhat confusing story. Na read more
Stolen Kisses (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 4, 2020
Stolen Kisses (Baisers voles)
Directed by Francois Truffaut
Written by Francois Truffaut, Claude de Givray, and Bernard Revon
1968/France
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Repeat viewing/Criterion Channel Fabienne Tabard: Like Hitler. Georges Tabard: Don’t ever say Hitler was a housepainter. That’s sland read more
Oliver! (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 2, 2020
Oliver!
Directed by Carol Reed
Vernon Harris from the musical by Lionel Bart and the novel by Charles Dickens
1968/UK
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Repeat viewing/Criterion Channel Carol Reed finally gets his Best Director Oscar for this? Not a fan. This loosely follows the plot of the Dickens novel, omitting some of read more
The Green Slime (1968)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 1, 2020
The Green Slime
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Written by Bill Finger, Tom Rowe and Charles Sinclair; story by Ivan Reiner
1968/Japan/Italy/US
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First viewing/Amazon Instant Bad movie made worse by its love triangle subplot. Astronauts must destroy an giant asteroid heading on a collision read more