Taschen: Movies of the 60s

Fantastic. My favourite of Truffaut's films and Jeanne Moreau's finest role.

A fine piece of British social realism. Rita Tushingham puts in a brilliant performance.

Simply a masterpiece.

A simple plot of a man trying to convince a woman that they had an affair the previous year, yet still a complex puzzle which will take more than one viewing to fully undertand.
The black and white cinematography is beautiful. The tracking shots through the corridors of the baroque hotel are also sublime.
A truly unique experience.

Great film with Gregory Peck on top form as Atticus Finch.

Bette Davis in her best over the top acting mode with outrageous make-up, childlike outfits and a certain hatred for Joan Crawford. Both hilarious and horrifying at the same time.

Peter Sellers provides the best performance of the whole film.

Powerful performances by both Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts.

Jerry Prokosch: Whenever I hear the word "culture," I bring out my checkbook.

Fritz Lang: Some years ago - some horrible years ago - the Nazis used to take out a pistol instead of a checkbook.

Disappointing compared to Tony Richardson's earlier films.

The best part of the film has got to be:

THE HIGHWAYMAN:"Stand and deliver!"
MISS WESTERN:"What?"
THE HIGHWAYMAN:"Stand and deliver!"
MISS WESTERN:"Deliver?Deliver what?I am no traveling midwife!"

Hilarious! Possibly my new favourite Kubrick.
I can't praise Peter Seller's performance enough, each of his characters were brilliant.

"Sir, you can't let him in here. He'll see everything. He'll see the big board!"

A gorgeous Italian epic. Beautiful in everyway from the acting, to the grand visuals and to the superb Nini Rota score. My first Visconti film, I'm definitely looking forward to discovering his other works.

"Are you a Mod or a Rocker?"
"Actually I'm a Mocker"

Even if you are not a fan of The Beatles this is a highly enjoyable film. John, Paul, George and Ringo provide their own unique brand of comedy plus some classic early Beatles tunes.

An excellent portrayal by Deneuve of a young woman slowing slipping into madness.

Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau frolic round early 1900's Central America, leading a revolution, blowing things up, and inventing the striptease along the way. Sounds good? Sadly, that's not really the case. Bardot, Moreau and Malle have all done better things.

A great cast (Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner), but the story just didn't keep me interested.
Nice cinematography though, very atmospheric.

"It is not really a film, it's an attempt at cinema. Life is the subject, with [Cinema]Scope and color as its attributes...In short, life filling the screen as a tap fills bathtub that is simultaneously emptying at the same rate." - Jean Luc Godard

"The film is like a battleground. Love, Hate, Action, Violence, and Death. In one word, Emotion." - Samuel Fuller

Very much a product of it's time, which is probably why I found it produced smiles rather than full on laughs. That being said it still manages to be rather charming and enjoyable. Richard Lester does a good job directing, continuing the style of "A Hard Day's Night". Rita Tushingham is also good in her girl from the North role.
Just a little fact, "The Knack" features a few rising actresses in thier first (be it uncredited) roles. Jane Birkin as the girl on the motorcycle, Charlotte Rampling as the girl water skiing and Jacqueline Bisset, but I didn't manage to spot her!

I enjoyed this film. The character Alfie was a bit of a bastard towards his women (always refering to them as "it")but Michael Caine bought a certain charm to the character making him more likeable. This is meant to be a comedy but there were some pretty grim scenes (mainly the illegal abortion scen...(read more)e). Shelley Winters also put in a good performance who in the end gave Alfie a taste of his own medicine.
In all a good film showing another side of 60s London, but nowadays is slightly dated.

Visually this film is stunning. The cinematography is amazing all thanks to James Wong Howe. He uses fish eye lenses, hand held camera shots and interesting angles to create a sense of paranoia and claustrophobia.
A movie way ahead of it's time, with great acting by Rock Hudson, defiantly one to see.

Wow! This film is one of the best films I've ever seen. Liv Ullman and Bibi Andersson are fantastic.

Brilliant film.

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway play the two leads perfectly. The final scene where they take one last loving look at each other before both being riddled with bullets will stay in my mind for days to come I'm sure.

"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me."

A brilliant classic film. The three main leads are great. Some very funy moments in this film as well as being nicely shot with interesting camera angles.

A laughable, camp, cult classic! Hilarious set designs, including a spaceship lined with shag carpet. Ultimately pretty poor.

Classic. A stunning film which to this day is still powerful. Malcolm McDowell gives a great performance in what was his first major role. Love the jumps from colour to black and white, even if it was down to budget!

Westerns are not exactly a favourite genre of mine but this is something else entirely! The combination of great directing, acting, and Morricone's epic score is faultless. Apart from being the best Western I've ever seen, it's up there with the best films I've ever seen.

A classic. Polanski's direction and Mia Farrow's performance are excellent.

Was a commercial failure but in it's defence it has beautiful scenery and an amazing ending.