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Alfie

6.4

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Sequel:

Alfie Darling

Remake:

Alfie

Original title

Alfie

Year

1966

Running time

113 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Lewis Gilbert

Screenwriter

Bill Naughton

Cast

Music

Sonny Rollins

Cinematography

Otto Heller

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

For Alfie, the only real life is sex life; only then can he kid himself he is living. Sex is not used as the working-class boy's way to 'the top'. Executive status has no appeal for Alfie. Nor has class mobility. He is quite content to stay where he is, as long as the 'birds' are in 'beautiful condition', as he assures us they are in one of the candid, over-the-shoulder asides to the camera which the film carries over from "Tom Jones". The film shows how much of the 'swinging 60's' quality of London life was a male creation, and through the dominance of the fashion photographers, a male prerogative.

Awards: 1966: 5 Nominations for Oscar, including Movie, Actor (Caine), Supporting Actress (Merchant)

1966: Golden Globes: Best English-Language Foreign Film. 7 Nominations

1966: BAFTA Awards: Best Promising Newcomer (Merchant). 6 nominations

1966: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Special Prize

1966: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1966: National Board of Review: Top 10 Best Films and Supporting Actress (Merchant)

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Critics' reviews

"Although for much of the way it tinkles along with the innocent merriment of a carousel, it dips into reality for its climax, and makes a valid and indelible impression"

James Powers: The Hollywood Reporter
For all its implicit misogyny, the original 1966 film version of Bill Naughton’s play remains durable because of Michael Caine’s career-defining performance as the cockney ladies’ man, not to mention the memorable title tune"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"A surprisingly successful exercise in dramatic irony"

TV Guide
"Based on the play by Bill Naughton, Lewis Gilbert's film broke new ground by interspersing its amorous anti-hero's sexual conquests with frank and witty confessionals delivered straight to camera. Read full review

Neil Smith: Total Film
"Terribly dated, but worth watching for Caine's performance. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Ian Nathan: Empire

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Alfie

1966

Lewis Gilbert

6.4

(3,069)