), hairstyles (see above), slang (“, What does seem to traverse all generations is the film’s reinforcement of the old-fashioned belief that behind all the desire for sexual freedom, emancipation, and lack of commitment, true happiness can only be achieved through monogamy, domesticity, and adherence to, was so popular with the public is because long before Evelyn begins exhibiting signs of serious mental Filled with eerie atmosphere and a cast of great actresses it's something that would never be made today. )And thank you for for bringing up the lovely Roberta Flack song. I'm always flattered when you stop by and take the time to comment. "Hey, you're talking to your number one fan. There have been relatively few actors and directors whose works I have most eagerly anticipated to arrive at cinemas, but Eastwood is one of them. Dave notices an attractive lady sitting nearby. Whereas in "Play Misty for Me", Eastwood has a relationship with a particular listener that is the crux of the film. In the afternoon, Al stops by and invites his co-worker out to dinner that night. Play Misty For Me is a much better film than Fatal Attraction. While it was hard to believe McQ's ability to beat anyone up (brief as it was), the story also had some decent twists, and John Sturges' direction was excellent. This is a great site, with fine writing and an unusual perspective." It might not be & might just be a coincidence. The phone rings. In the '70s, what could be more chaotic to the status quo of male/female relations than the introduction of Women's Lib? Don't see what you're looking for? It took me a while to 'get' Eastwood, thanks in no small part to him being a favourite of my mum and dad (my dad took my mum on a date to see The Good The Bad And The Ugly, oh the romance!) One of the things about "The Beguiled" that stays with me is the casting of Elizabeth Hartman. When Annabel emerges from the kitchen, we see that it's actually Evelyn! Critics such as Jay Cocks in Time, Andrew Sarris in the Village Voice, and Archer Winsten in the New York Post all praised Eastwood's directorial skills and the film, including his performance in the scenes with Walter.[5]:195. subtext. She creates a character who is smoothly confident, if slightly vulnerable, and prone to instantaneous bursts of psychotic anger. Positively dreamy, and that voice!...pure velvet. An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader. He's not someone whose films I avoid because of his presence like Renee Zellweger or Nicole Kidman but his participation isn't a draw. Now speaking for myself, I do like Eastwood the actor-director, but I must say, Ken, even if Eastwood wasn't the reason, I would still be attracted to his films because, as you so rightly mentioned, they tend to be such interesting ideas. Evelyn has been apprehended and Sergeant McCallum (John Larch) tries to get to the bottom of it. He disguised himself and went to a theatre showing Play Misty For Me, where he was pleased at the audience's frightened reactions. Looking forward to seeing this one again, and again. His Dirty Harry films with Bujold, Tyne Daly, and Sondra Locke are almost subversive in their having characters who confront Eastwood's/Callahan's sexism.I also got a big kick out of your comments about Donna Mills, principally because you brought up something I had excised from an earlier draft of this post (a reference to my associating her with industrial-strength eye makeup later in her career).Oh, and of course, I adore the Geraldine Page line! Thrillers and horror movies are rooted in the introduction of chaos into order. Dave goes back inside and sees that Madge has left, leaving his audition tape behind. It's the only way to react to what you're seeing on the screen. Clint Eastwood--one of my favourites! on roles which attempt to poke holes in the Male Mystique. I enjoyed this when I watched it but it's not something that I harbor any deep affection for and I don't think I've seen it since. On his underwear... oh lord... Can those be called "tighty"-whities?? look on this as emasculating the hero, but if you’re longing to see men illness, she is depicted as a threat and disruption to the natural order of things. Later at her apartment, Evelyn admits that she is the cooing caller who repeatedly asks Dave to play the Erroll Garner classic "Misty". Nun Sara (Shirley MacLaine) is on the run in Mexico and is saved from cowboys by Hogan (Clint Eastwood), who is preparing for a future mission to capture a French fort. It really is director Eastwood's only indulgence. That night, Evelyn barges into Dave's house insisting that someone is in his bed. You don't work tonight," she says. Murphy tells her she just missed him - but Evelyn isn't buying it. "Uh, uh," Murphy tells him. It's certainly not a "dad bod" by any means either.I will stand up a bit for "McQ", the first of John Wayne's "Harry-esque" films. Hi - Sorry it took me so long to get to your terrifically engaging comments here! (A grad student once pointed out to me how, during the 90s when office sexual harassment of women by men became an issue, Hollywood came out with Disclosure, which of course depicted helpless Michael Douglas(!) Eastwood invades Hitchcock territory with this film, which it turns out was indeed a harbinger of the course his career would take from this point on, that of directing and starring in his own movies. Play Misty for Me was the start of a prolific second career for the actor. Always amazes me how the status quo is so staunchly adhered to, no matter how much the world shows signs of moving on.The camp element you speak of in Walters performance is really evident when watching this film with an audience. Walter really pulls out all the stops in her role as the wild-eyed woman scorned. This sort of stuff used to be reserved for geriatrics. Walter's theatrics in Play Misty can make you giddy. Five years later, and after such fare as Where Eagles Dare (1968) and The Beguiled (1971), he was ready to direct himself in a project all his own. (The footage at the festival is four and a half minutes long. She returns as Dave is heading out to meet Madge. I knew that Steve McQueen had been interested in Clint's part before his involvement in the project. The original music score was composed by Dee Barton. [9] It is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray in the U.S. by Kino Lorber studio classics on November 10, 2020 with a 2K master. African-Americans were still playing domestics, but they started to talk back, pointedly!!) She's also helpless as Evelyn butchers her hair. Dave races over and sees the body. Evelyn has a nervous breakdown but agrees to go. (I didn’t include a rear-view screencap, but suffice it to say that the sight of it inspired some Berkeley Barb type newspaper of the day to write: “The residents of Carmel have taken up a collection to buy Mr. Eastwood an ass.”) And I'm with you, I don't think boxers are sexy at all (although I've never heard that term you used !)

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